The radical art of the Depression years. By working within the constraints of the WPA, artists like Philip Guston discovered new modes of representation and irony. The art of the 1930s occupies a ...

The WPA was a federal work-relief program for artists of all mediums during the Depression. By placing artists in service of public venues, both urban and rural, it demystified creative labor and ...

Panel Talk: Art in Times of Crisis Oct. 7, 2:00 p.m. Inspired by OMA's exhibition Art for the People: WPA-Era Paintings from the Dijkstra Collection, this panel will offer an insightful look at ...

Prentiss Taylor papers, 1885-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Collection Rights The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, ...

WPA: Do those initials mean anything to you?They would if you were living in this country in the 1930s, during the Great Depression, when millions of people were out of work. As part of Franklin D.… ...

Works in photography, cartography, printmaking, posters, and painting are all represented in this reflection on how the early twentieth century changed American culture. Government Support for Artists ...

RACINE — A significant moment in American art and history is highlighted in a new exhibition at the Racine Art Museum, 441 Main St. Open through Sept. 23, “Women and the WPA: As Seen through ...

Sloan’s painting was evaluated on “Antiques Roadshow” as part of an effort to publicize the GSA’s efforts to recover lost art from the WPA era, and it was appraised at $750,000.