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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Works of Art Project canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal art program
ⓘ
federal arts employment program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Civil Works Administration ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
professional artists
ⓘ
unemployed artists ⓘ |
| appliesToDemographicGroup | unemployed workers in the arts ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coordinatedBy |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Treasury Department
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
U.S. federal New Deal program records
ⓘ
art history scholarship on New Deal art ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1934 ⓘ |
| employer |
art teachers
ⓘ
artists ⓘ craftspeople ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-1934 ⓘ |
| field | visual arts ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Section of Painting and Sculpture
ⓘ
Federal Art Project ⓘ
surface form:
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project
|
| follows | no prior federal peacetime art employment program ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| genre | public art ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| influenced | later federal arts programs in the United States ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainSubject | art during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| notableWork |
public murals in government buildings
ⓘ
public murals in post offices ⓘ public murals in schools ⓘ |
| partOf | New Deal ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create public art for federal buildings and public spaces
ⓘ
to provide employment for artists during the Great Depression ⓘ |
| socialImpact |
increased public access to art
ⓘ
support for artists’ livelihoods ⓘ |
| sponsor |
United States Department of the Treasury
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Treasury Department
|
| startTime | December 1933 ⓘ |
| topic |
government patronage of the arts
ⓘ
public murals in the United States ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.