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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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…