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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 ...
Lucile Lloyd, also known as Lucile Lloyd Brown, Lucila Lloyd Nulty (August 28, 1894 – February 25, 1941) was an American muralist, illustrator, and decorative painter.In 1937, Lloyd worked with the Works Progress Administration's Federal Arts Project to paint three murals in the assembly room in the state building in Los Angeles, California.
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 .
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) - As the Los Angeles area begins the formidable task of rebuilding after the most destructive wildfires in its history, the city's artists and art collectors are mourning ...
Art for the Millions: Essays from the 1930s by Artists and Administrators of the WPA Federal Art Project. Boston: New York Graphic Society. ISBN 9780821204399. "1934: A New Deal for Artists" is an exhibition featuring artworks from the Public Works of Art Project at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This site contains a slide show, public ...
A community arts project in east Kent on the theme of happiness using more than a 1,000 handcrafted tiles is expanding for 2025. Thanet Tiles of Joy has involved community groups creating art ...
The Section was created in 1934 and led by Edward Bruce.Bruce had also led the Treasury Department's Public Works of Art Project, the first federal art program, created in 1933 after American painter George Biddle suggested the idea to President Roosevelt.