Works Progress (Projects) Administration
Dublin Core
Title
Works Progress (Projects) Administration
Subject
The new deal program which helped keep people employed during the Great Depression.
Description
The collection contains projects associated with the Works Progress Administration. The collection also depicts people who were positively affected by the program. The Works Progress Administration also had positive effects the program had on the communities they worked in, and the effects on the country as a whole.
Collection Items
Home in Charleston, West Virginia. Mother has TB, father works on WPA (Work Progress Administration).
United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsaowi
The family in the above photograph would have been a…
The family in the above photograph would have been a…
Weaving rag rug at WPA (Works Progress Administration/Work Projects Administration) project. Costilla, New Mexico
United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsa.8b22890
One of the tasks the Works Progress Administration…
One of the tasks the Works Progress Administration…
Works Progress Administration: Crafts Class
Crafts are an important part of any culture, as are any other leisure activity. Crafts are learned in school and are a staple at summer camps. The Works Progress Administration gave people jobs teaching others crafts, as it helps the people who need…
Works Progress Administration: Crafts - Quilting Project
Quilting is an important cultural activity. Different patterns mean different things, and quilts were used as signals if a location was safe on the Underground Railroad. Women also used to get together and make quilts, women did this frequently in…
Work Progress Administration Arts and Crafts Display Kansas USA
Works Progress Administration: display of arts and crafts projects in Kansas
The Works Progress Administration taught crafts to those involved in the program. The Administration was also dedicated to preserving the history of the United States of…
The Works Progress Administration taught crafts to those involved in the program. The Administration was also dedicated to preserving the history of the United States of…
July Morning, Emil Armin, 1940, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
July Morning, Emil Armin, 1940, WPA, screenprint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 11 × 14 inches. Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Art work commissioned by the Works Progress…
Art work commissioned by the Works Progress…
River and Clouds, Emil Armin, 1941, Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project
River and Clouds, Emil Armin, 1941, WPA, screenprint printed in brown ink on wove paper, 11 7/8 × 15 7/8 inches. Gift of the Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project, to the Detroit Institute of Arts.
Made at the beginning of World War…
Made at the beginning of World War…
Post office mural, Forest parkway, 11421
Mural commissioned by the Works Progress Administration
Artists were one of the groups most affected by the Great Depression as no one had the money to buy the artists works, or commission the artists for specific works. The Works Progress…
Artists were one of the groups most affected by the Great Depression as no one had the money to buy the artists works, or commission the artists for specific works. The Works Progress…