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Sep 13, 2017 · From 1937 to 1942 this army of photographers created iconic images defining the New Deal era.
- Missy Sullivan
- 2 min
1934: The Art of the New Deal. An exhibition of Depression-era paintings by federally-funded artists provides a hopeful view of life during economic travails
May 25, 2020 · Music, art classes, posters, plays and photography funded by the federal government were supposed to unite a nation in turmoil.
- Neda Ulaby
Women Artists of the New Deal Era: A Selection of Prints and Drawings is the first survey show to recognize the accomplishments of women graphic artists of this period and how they used printmaking to capture with subtlety the social themes that concerned them.
Various Artists, Brother Can You Spare A Dime? (2001) A bit different from the Conaty collections, Brother Can You Spare a Dime? offers a sampling of tracks representing various regions, ethnic backgrounds, and class perspectives from the Depression era.
For 11 years, between 1933 and 1943, federal tax dollars employed artists, musicians, actors, writers, photographers, and dancers. Never before or since has our government so extensively sponsored the arts.
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Jul 24, 2024 · Women artists of the New Deal era by Helen A. Harrison, 1988, National Museum of Women in the Arts edition, in English