#federalartproject

[govpubsfinds]

The Federal Art Project was a part of the New Deal which employed nearly 400 artists who collectively created over 100,000 works of art-- including paintings, prints, murals, photographs mosaics, sculptures, and more. The Federal Art Project also made art more accessible throughout the US by funding live theater and music and art classes throughout the country.  

Federal Art Project of Works Progress Admin. The Art Story. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.theartstory.org/definition/federal-art-project-of-the-works-progress-administration/

Free art classes for children & adults under ... - library of Congress. (n.d.). Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3b49028/

National Archives and Records Administration. (n.d.). A New Deal for the Arts. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 15, 2022, from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/#

[deiasilva10]

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[archivesofamericanart]

The Federal Art Project, Photographic Division collection is fully digitized: https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/federal-art-project-photographic-division-collection-5467 The collection is mostly comprised of photographs and negatives that document artwork produced by artists employed by the Federal Art Project (FAP). The remainder of the collection consists of files documenting FAP activities, programs and projects, such as free art classes and art exhibitions for adults and children, exhibitions, and documentation of community art centers in various states. Image Citation: Children's festival sponsored by Public Works Art Committee in Central Park, 1938 Sept. 6 or 7

[archivesofamericanart]

Archives Road Trip: Tennessee

The Federal Art Project, a New Deal program administered by the federal government, established several “Negro Art Centers” in the 1930s to offer free art education in African American communities. This photograph was taken just before a center opened at the historically black university, Lemoyne College, in Memphis. Students and their instructor, painter Vertis Hayes, put the final touches on their mural Progress.

This photograph is currently on view in our exhibition, Off the Beaten Track: A Road Trip through the Archives of American Art, on view through June 3 in our Lawrence A. Fleischman Gallery in Washington, D.C. 

[brickstory]

The Renaissance Revival home at 222 Columbia Heights (photo via @museumofcityny) was constructed on a hill overlooking the bay at some point in the mid to late 19th century (likely circa 1870, but tracking down an exact date for it is difficult). Named for its original owner, Peter Cornell, a Red Hook-born manufacturer of gun powder, the house was better known as the residence of Seth Low, the mayor of Brooklyn, later NYC mayor and president of Columbia University.⠀ The home was unfortunately demolished during the construction of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway and Promenade in the 1950s. In 1980 a new home was constructed on the site. Replicating the general shape of the original building, this new structure was rendered in modern brown, glazed bricks and attempted its best at modern infill to the historic neighborhood. The rounded moldings of the facade have prompted some to refer to the new home as the Tootsie Roll House. ⠀ Via @urbanarchiveny and Berenice Abbott⠀ May 22, 1936⠀ Share your homes' photos and stories today at BrickStory.com. #BrickStory, #storystylesoul, #architecture, #historicpreservation #househistory,  #americanhistory, #oldhouselove, #exteriordesign, #vintage, #preservation, #historichome, #history, #photography #americanhome, #photographer, #mansion, #americandream, #americancastle #urbanarchive #nychistory #brooklynheights #brooklyn #historicdistrict #sethlow #bereniceabbott #federalartproject #demolished #Promenade #urbanplanning (at Brooklyn, New York)

[rmdreier]

A neat little thing from the last posting. I get a kick out of looking up names written on the endpapers of books, especially if I come across several from the same person. Apparently, Edwin Holm was an artist who worked on the Federal Art Project, which was an FDR New Deal Works Progress Administration project during the great depression. #franklindelanoroosevelt #wpa #federalartproject #worksprogressadministration #edwinholm #mn #minnesota #depressionera #art #publicart #oldbooks #oldbooksmell #bookstagram #bookaneer (at Dodge Center, Minnesota)

[undergroundbooksllc]

Please consider joining us tonight at 7pm for the release of our 2017 calendar. During the Great Depression, the federal government put artists to work, and the public art that was born of that act reminded Americans of who we are at a time when all hope was lost. This calendar that we made features art by UWG students inspired by that public art produced in the 1930s and 40s by the Works Progress Administration. There is hope here! 🎨📅📚 #2017 #calendar #uwg #uwgartdepartment #wpa #federalartproject #art #read #bookstagram #bookstore #artofinstagram (at Underground Books)

[elective-affinities]

Arshile Gorky working on a mural at La Guardia Airport, for the Federal Art Project, January 1, 1937