Federal Art Project

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New Deal art program government arts program

The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.

Aliases (5)

Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project ×4
New Deal arts programs ×3
New Deal art programs ×1
New Deal federal art projects ×1
WPA murals program ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal art program → government arts program →
appliesToJurisdiction	United States →
country	United States →
dissolved	1943 →
employed	art teachers → designers → painters → photographers → printmakers → sculptors → thousands of artists →
foundedBy	United States federal government →
fundedBy	United States federal government →
genre	art education → graphic design → mural painting → poster design → public art →
hasPart	Index of American Design → WPA murals program → WPA poster program → art education programs → community art centers →
inception	1935 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. →
mainSubject	visual arts →
operatedBy	WPA → Works Progress Administration →
parentOrganization	Works Progress Administration →
partOf	New Deal → Works Progress Administration →
purpose	expand access to art education → provide employment for artists during the Great Depression → support public art →
significantEvent	creation of thousands of public murals → establishment of community art centers → production of WPA posters →
temporalCoverage	Great Depression →
workLocation	Boston → Chicago → Cleveland → Detroit → Los Angeles → New Orleans → New York City → Philadelphia → Pittsburgh → San Francisco → Seattle →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Jackson Pollock ("Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project") → Lee Krasner ("Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project") →	employer
Federal Art Project ("WPA murals program") → Federal Project Number One →	hasPart
Index of American Design ("New Deal arts programs") → Paul Carter ("New Deal arts programs") →	movement
John Langley Howard ("New Deal art programs") → Ralph Stackpole ("New Deal federal art projects") →	participatedIn
Index of American Design → John Ferrell ("New Deal arts programs") →	partOf
Works Progress Administration → Works Progress Administration →	program
Section of Painting and Sculpture ("Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project") →	distinctFrom
Public Works of Art Project ("Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project") →	followedBy
Index of American Design →	sponsor