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War Machine — Spanish Civil War, Anti-fascism
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
University of California Medical School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Death March — Spanish Civil War, Anti-fascism
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
School. In 1936 Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Ibram Lassaw Modernist Bronze Sculpture Pendant
By Ibram Lassaw
Located in Surfside, FL
Works of Art Project, Civil Works Authority, and WPA, the Works Progress Administration Federal Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Gold, Bronze

Geometric Abstract in Blue, Red, Black, and White - Acrylic on Paper
Located in Soquel, CA
Works Progress Administration-Federal Art Projects in the 1930s and two of his woodcuts are listed in
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

“Aiguebelette, Savoie”
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Southampton, NY
following year he worked in the graphic arts division of the Federal Art Project. He taught summers at
Category

1920s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

India Ink, Archival Paper

Unique SIGNED Abstract Expressionist drawing major WPA artist, Estate issued COA
By William Baziotes
Located in New York, NY
teacher at the Queens Museum, and then joined the easel division of the WPA’s Federal Art Project 1938
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Sailing — Modernism, New York City WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
condition. Scarce. Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Whimsical Judaica Shtetl Shadchan Matchmaker Oil Painting WPA Jewish Folk Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Chinese American Modernist Abstract "Red Tapestry" Color Lithograph
By Seong Moy
Located in Surfside, FL
in St. Paul, Minnesota. Moy began his art studies as a teenager at the WPA Federal Art Project. He
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Court of Solitude Chinese American Modernist Abstract Color Woodcut
By Seong Moy
Located in Surfside, FL
in St. Paul, Minnesota. Moy began his art studies as a teenager at the WPA Federal Art Project. He
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Untitled Figure signed numbered mixed media print from scarce European portfolio
By George McNeil
Located in New York, NY
he worked for the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project and became one of the founding
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Screen, Pencil

Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
either the Public Works of Art Project or the Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where
Category

1930s American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nell Sinton Abstract Expressionist Landscape San Francisco California Modernist
Located in Surfside, FL
, (1937-1938). She also worked as an apprentice to Sterne on the Federal Art Project (WPA) murals in San
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Near Westport, Ireland”
By Adolf Arthur Dehn
Located in Southampton, NY
arts division of the Federal Art Project. He taught summers at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri
Category

1960s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Dropping In
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Works of Art Project or the Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where he was an
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

The Clown Surrealist Oil Painting Maurice Kish WPA Artist American Modernist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Fantasia Americana, 1880 — Mid-Century American Surrealism
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating architectural drawings in a
Category

1940s Surrealist Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

European Landscape —Mid-century American Surrealism
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project
Category

1940s Surrealist Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
either the Public Works of Art Project or the Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where
Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Head of a Deco Woman (recto) Standing Male Model (verso)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
either the Public Works of Art Project or the Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where
Category

1920s Art Deco Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

untitled (Duck taking to flight, flushed by a dog)
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Project or the Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where he was an instructor at the
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

Dance of the In laws Wedding Scene Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painted floral designs on vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Abstract Work on Paper Mid-Century Modernism Greek American Gouache Drawing
By Jean Xceron
Located in New York, NY
under the Federal Art Project; and in the 1940s and 1950s, he was employed in a Registrar capacity by
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, American Modernist, New York
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, WPA, Modernist, Farm, Barn, Rural Scene
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Rich Green Vegetation, WPA
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist, Atmospheric Valley
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, Modernist, Bright Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Woodstock Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist Bright Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Vintage Abstract Expressionist Hyman Bloom Photo Collage Assemblage Photograph
By Martin Sumers
Located in Surfside, FL
1930s Bloom worked sporadically for the Public Works of Art Project and the Federal Art Project (WPA
Category

1990s Modern Abstract Photography

Materials

Paper, Photographic Paper

Interior Scene with Figures
By Louis Schanker
Located in Fairlawn, OH
available. Artists were included in the Public Works of Art Project and then the WPA Federal Art Project
Category

1930s American Modern Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernism, Woodstock, Earth Tones
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cluster of Houses near Woodstock" Albert Heckman, American Modernist Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Cubist Landscape" Albert Heckman, American Modernist, Fractured Landscape
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Mid-Century American Modernist Abstract Composition
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created "Sudden Rain" and "Stoney
Category

1950s Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, 1950s Modernist Abstracted Still Life Painting
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Still Life, Floral Abstracted Modernist Composition
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1950s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Modernist Saturated Blue and Yellow Still Life
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1950s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Untitled" Albert Heckman, circa 1950 Modernist Colorful Still Life With Fruit
By Albert Heckman
Located in New York, NY
lithography. He actively participated in the Federal Art Projects during the 1930s Depression and created
Category

1950s Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Canadian Geese in Flight
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Minnesota WPA Federal Art Project. In Minneapolis, where he was an instructor at the Minneapolis School of
Category

1940s American Realist Animal Prints

Materials

Drypoint

The Dream
By Will Barnet
Located in Missouri, MO
on to work in graphic arts for the Depression-era Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project
Category

Early 2000s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Dream
The Dream
Price Upon Request
Madman s Drum (Brothel) — Story Without Words Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

The Demagogue or Tale in a Tub
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gallery in New York. Mark worked on the Federal Art Project and by the mid- to late-1930s, began a
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Study of Mt. Vesuvius" Oil on Canvas, Blue Tones, Landscape
By Joseph Stella
Located in Detroit, MI
Corn has written, "Stella's painting is the summa." In the 1930s, Stella worked on the Federal Art
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wild Pilgrimage (Contemplation) — Story Without Words Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). In the
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 2
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
the WPA project he executed a number of murals including Five large panels in fresco under the Federal
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

TOBACCO ROAD Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary 3
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
the WPA project he executed a number of murals including Five large panels in fresco under the Federal
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

"Tobacco Road" Mid 20th Century Realism 1940 Drawing from the Novel WPA Literary
By David Fredenthal
Located in New York, NY
the WPA project he executed a number of murals including Five large panels in fresco under the Federal
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

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Surely you’ll find the exact federal art project you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 231 modern versions to choose from as well. Finding the perfect federal art project may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right federal art project for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, gray and blue. There have been many interesting federal art project examples over the years, but those made by Mauro Oliveira, Martina Nehrling, Darius Steward, Charles Ragland Bunnell and Chaim Gross are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Frequently made by artists working in digital print, giclée print and inkjet print, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large federal art project can be an attractive addition to some spaces, while smaller examples are available — approximately spanning 2.0625 high and 2.125 wide — and may be better suited to a more modest living area.

How Much is a Federal Art Project?

The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a federal art project in our inventory may begin at $20 and can go as high as $206,250, while the average can fetch as much as $950.