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The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, [1] including the construction of public buildings and roads.
Works Progress Administration The Historical Records Survey ( HRS ) was a project of the Works Progress Administration New Deal program in the United States . Originally part of the Federal Writers' Project , it was devoted to surveying and indexing historically significant records in state, county and local archives .
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]
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The Artists Union or Artists' Union was a short-lived union of artists in New York in the years of the Great Depression.It was influential in the establishment of both the Public Works of Art Project in December 1933 and the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration in August 1935.
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Works Progress Administration—WPA projects and artists in the state of Indiana. Pages in category "Works Progress Administration in Indiana" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Pages in category "Works Progress Administration administrators" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .