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The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) of the Works Progress Administration was the largest of the New Deal art projects. [1] As many as 10,000 artists [2] were employed to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, Index of American Design documentation, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. [3]
The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of Federal Project Number One, a program of the Works Progress Administration, which was intended to provide employment for struggling artists during the Great Depression. Funded under the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, it operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. It was ...
Pages in category "Federal Art Project artists" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 401 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
(Federal One’s budget at its height in 1935 was $27 million, representing 0.04% of GDP.) [3] The Treasury Department’s Public Works of Art Project, Section of Painting and Sculpture, and Treasury Relief Art Project, as well as the Civil Works Administration, the Public Works Administration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps [4] were also ...
People of the New Deal arts projects during the Great Depression in the United States: artists, writers, performers (music, dance, theatre), archivists and artisans creating and working for the Public Works of Art Project (1933–1934); the Section of Painting and Sculpture; and/or the Work Projects Administration Federal Project Number One programs: the Federal Art Project (1935–1943 ...
The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) was the visual arts arm of the Federal Project Number One program of the "Second" New Deal, under the Work Projects Administration during Great Depression in the United States.
The Harlem Community Art Center was a Federal Art Project community art center that operated from 1937 to 1942. It influenced various budding artists intent on depicting Harlem and led to the formation of the Harlem Arts Alliance.
Samuel Joseph Brown Jr. (1907–1994) was a watercolorist, printmaker, and educator. He was the first African-American artist hired to produce work for the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Work Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.