The agencies that formed as part of the New Deal, an “alphabet soup” that included the Works Progress Administration, the Farm Security Administration, and the Federal Art Project, put artists to work ...

Liz Foley-Dunstone remembers her “dear Uncle Jerry” fondly. He was in the floral business and had a shop on West Lafayette in Detroit, she says. When he died, he left two bronze statues to her, both ...

When federal support of artists was questioned, Hopkins answered, “Hell! They’ve got to eat just like other people.” The WPA supported tens of thousands of artists, by funding creation of ...

A more immediate pleasure on opening day was afforded by about 5,000 square feet of interior murals done by WPA artists under the direction of many-minded Hilaire Hiler (pronounced Hillair Hyler ...