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…