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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
WPA Federal Art Project
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

WPA Federal Art Project

American, 1935 - 1942
During the New Deal era, the U.S. Government administered four separate art projects that operated from 1933 to 1943. The projects produced thousands of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.

The Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (WPA/FAP), 1935-1942, was the largest of the New Deal art programs in both its scope and the number of artists employed.

For information, an authority record for this institution is available at the SNAC Cooperative which is available by clicking here.