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Painting done by artists on the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA – Vintage Poster Wall Art

Painting done by artists on the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA, [1937 or 1938] — vintage poster
Painting done by artists on the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA, [1937 or 1938]. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Step back in time with Painting done by artists on the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Painting done by artists on the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, WPA

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The record gives little beyond its title, so this gouache belongs to the Easel Division of the Federal Art Project, one of the Works Progress Administration's arts programs that kept painters employed during the Depression. The subject headings point to exhibitions in New York City in the late 1930s, when the Federal Art Project mounted shows of work by its artists to display what the program was producing. Easel Division pictures were typically independent studio works, such as paintings, gouaches, and watercolors, made by artists who were paid a weekly wage to create art for public buildings and exhibitions. The date of 1937 or 1938 places it near the peak of the program's output.

Created / published[1937 or 1938]
GenreGouaches Color 1930-1940.
NotesUnprocessed in PR 13 CN 1991:200.12
SubjectsFederal Art Project--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Painting--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,689 × 4,681 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-219501

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