Public Works of Art Project
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The Public Works of Art Project was a New Deal-era federal program launched in 1933 to employ artists during the Great Depression by commissioning public murals and other artworks across the United States.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal art program
→
federal arts employment program → |
| administeredBy |
Civil Works Administration
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| aimedAt |
professional artists
→
unemployed artists → |
| appliesToDemographicGroup |
unemployed workers in the arts
→
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States
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| coordinatedBy |
U.S. Treasury Department
→
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| country |
United States
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| describedBySource |
U.S. federal New Deal program records
→
art history scholarship on New Deal art → |
| dissolved |
1934
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| employer |
art teachers
→
artists → craftspeople → |
| endTime |
mid-1934
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| field |
visual arts
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| followedBy |
Section of Painting and Sculpture
→
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project → |
| follows |
no prior federal peacetime art employment program
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| fundedBy |
federal government of the United States
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| genre |
public art
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|
| hasCharacteristic |
emergency relief program
→
nationwide scope → short-term program → |
| hasEffect |
employment of artists
→
production of easel paintings → production of prints → production of public murals → production of sculptures → |
| hasLanguage |
English
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|
| historicalPeriod |
Great Depression
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| inception |
1933
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| influenced |
later federal arts programs in the United States
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| location |
United States
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| mainSubject |
art during the Great Depression
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| notableWork |
public murals in government buildings
→
public murals in post offices → public murals in schools → |
| partOf |
New Deal
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| purpose |
to create public art for federal buildings and public spaces
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to provide employment for artists during the Great Depression → |
| socialImpact |
increased public access to art
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support for artists’ livelihoods → |
| sponsor |
U.S. Treasury Department
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|
| startTime |
December 1933
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| topic |
government patronage of the arts
→
public murals in the United States → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Bernard Zakheim
→
Victor Arnautoff → |
employer |
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Coit Tower
→
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muralsProgram |