Works Progress Administration

A family assisted by the Work Progress Administration.

A woman working for the Work Progress Association

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The Works Progress Administration gave work to artists by commissioning murals which boosted morale in towns affected by the Great Depression.

An Artist made this work during World War II in connection with the WPA.

Another piece of art made during World War II in connection with the WPA.

The WPA was committed to educating the public on the cultures within the United States of America, and exhibits like this one helped the WPA accomplish this goal.

Quilting is an important part of Southern Culture in the United States of America.

The WPA not only showed the public different crafts that were part of the United States of America's culture, the WPa taught the public how to complete those crafts.

The Works Progress Administration helped allieviate poverty during the Great Depression. The jobs given by the Works Progress Administration have two functions: to give jobs to the unemployed and to either collect data, educate the public on a culture or provide the public with a cultural resource, or to complete jobs that needed to be done but were not being done such as build schools and other buildings and roadwork.