Celebrates the 75th anniversary of the U.S. Public Works of Art Program, created in 1934 against the backdrop of the Great Depression. The 55 paintings in this

Commemorates the achievements of the artists put to work by the government and explores how their art repaired the national sense of self. From publisher descri

At its height in 1935, the New Deal devoted roughly $27 million ($320 million today) to supporting tens of thousands of needy writers, dancers, actors, musician

As the Great Depression touched every corner of America, the New Deal promoted indigenous arts and crafts as a means of bootstrapping Native American peoples. B

...fills another important need for art researchers. New Deal art is the product of the largest publicly funded arts program in American history and as such, ho