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— American Modernism, WPA
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
University of California Medical School.
In 1936, Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
"Candelabra, " Edward Millman, Colorful Abstract Expressionist Still Life
Located in New York, NY
most productive WPA artists in Illinois. He received commissions from both the Illinois Art Project and
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Industrial Scene
By George Biddle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roosevelt to initiate the ambitious Federal Art Project, later known as the W.P.A., that employed artists of
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Autumn — Woodstock, NY
By Emil Ganso
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, Ganso won a Guggenheim Fellowship and traveled to Europe. After his return, he worked in the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Gouache, Stencil
Aaron
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Denver, CO
Art Projects.
His murals at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City are major American Scene
Category
1940s Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Cradling Wheat
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Denver, CO
and was key to the support of artists in the Federal Art Projects.
His murals at the Missouri
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
War Casualty — American Surrealism, Spanish Civil War, Anti-Fascism
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Art
Category
1930s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching
George Washington Bridge
By Leon Bibel
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Art Project and
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
American Modernist "Feast of Pure Reason" Aquatint Mezzotint Etching WPA Artist
By Jack Levine
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Art.
In 1935, shortly after its formation, Levine joined the WPA’s Federal Art Project, where
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint, Etching, Aquatint
1940
s Abstract Composition Jazz Lithograph Pencil Signed and Dated WPA Artist
By Konrad Cramer
Located in Surfside, FL
, Cramer briefly joined the (WPA) Federal Art Project, administering the regional program in Woodstock. In
Category
1940s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Untitled (Abstract), " Will Barnet, American Modernism
By Will Barnet
Located in New York, NY
Art Division of the Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project and knew the Mexican artists
Category
2010s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Gertrude Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
WPA Federal Art Project artist, for whom she created a 1942 wood relief piece, Industry and Landscape
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Leda and the Swan
By Eugenie Gershoy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-blown love affair through a liberating and exiting experience with the Federal Art Project from 1936
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Beach Scene Painting, Playing Ball in Surf, WPA Jewish Woman Artist
By Ruth Gikow
Located in Surfside, FL
to work with fellow painter Raphael Soyer.
She joined the New York City WPA Federal Art Project in
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
Bronze Modernist Sculpture Portrait, Leo Stein by Minna Harkavy WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Antoine Bourdelle.
Harkavy was a WPA Federal Art Project artist, for whom she created a 1942 wood relief
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Modernist Judaica Jewish Ink Drawing Painting "New Immigrant" Off the Boat WPA
By Ben-Zion Weinman
Located in Surfside, FL
the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Under the auspices of the wpa, Ben-Zion
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
1930 Oil Painting Sea Side Sailboats American Modernist WPA Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
Federal Art Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. In the 1940s some of his summers
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
San Francisco Cable Car WPA Artist Adolf Dehn Modernist Art Gouache Oil Painting
By Adolf Dehn
Located in Surfside, FL
Administration, WPA in this period. Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Oil
1927 Oil Painting Eiffel Tower Paris American Modernist Wpa Artist Morris Kantor
By Morris Kantor
Located in Surfside, FL
supervisor of the Federal Art Project Easel Painting Project in Rockland County, New York. In the 1940s some
Category
1920s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chicago Modernist Line Drawing Reclining Nude WPA Artist. Exhibited Work
By William S. Schwartz
Located in Surfside, FL
, Schwartz became an artist on the Federal Art Project (WPA) payroll painting murals. He was one of the seven
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal
"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
By Fletcher Martin
Located in New York, NY
Navy (1922-26), Martin settled in Los Angeles.
Working for the Federal Art Project of the Works
Category
1950s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Blackwell
s Island (Roosevelt Island, New York City), " George Picken, WPA Scene
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
for the American people” at the 1932 Democratic Convention [and] the Federal Art Project was formed
Category
1920s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Playground, Carl Schurz Park" George Picken, New York City, East River, UES WPA
By George Picken
Located in New York, NY
promised “a new deal for the American people” at the 1932 Democratic Convention [and] the Federal Art
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
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 Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
Public Building
— American Modernism, WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Art Project, New York. Matted to museum standards, unframed.
Image size 6 1/16 x 8 1/16 inches (154 x
Category
1930s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
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
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
Night Firing (Tobacco Firing)
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Missouri, MO
. Its fame was key to the support of artists in the Federal Art Projects.* (McCraw)
His murals at the
Category
1940s American Modern Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
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 Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
The Clown
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
The Clown N.2 (In Green)
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
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
Fiddler on the Roof 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Clown N.2 (In Green)
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
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
Figurative Painting in Southwest Landscape, 1940s Framed Oil Painting, 11 x 9 in
Located in Denver, CO
Federal Art Project and in 1940, founding director of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art in California. At
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Ozark Flowers
By Werner Drewes
Located in Missouri, MO
Museum (under the sponsorship of the WPA's Federal Art Project) and at Columbia University. In 1940 he
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Priests
from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
narrative.
In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Doctor
from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
narrative.
In 1937, Ward was named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
Pope
from
In Praise of Folly
— Mid-Century Graphic Modernism
By Lynd Ward
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
named Director of the Graphic Arts Division of the Federal Art Project, a division of the Works Progress
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Mezzotint
"Glasco Landscape" Albert Heckman, circa 1940 New York 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
"Untitled" Albert Heckman, Floral Modernist Saturated Abstracted Still Life
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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mountain Panorama (Colorado Springs, Colorado), Vintage Watercolor Landscape
By David Fredenthal
Located in Denver, CO
Armory under the Federal Art Project in 1937. The same Project awarded him a mural commission for the
Category
1930s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
De Rerum Natura
— Mid-century American Surrealism
By Lawrence Kupferman
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, Boston. During the 1930s he worked as a drypoint etcher for the Federal Art Project, creating
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Encaustic
NYC School Abstract Expressionist Russian-American Painter Pastel Drawing
Located in Surfside, FL
Federal Art Project and was a member of the Artists’ Union and the American Artists’ Congress. Stillman
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Pastel
1920s Colorado Mountain Landscape Oil Painting Farm, Jewel Tones Green Purple
By Ernest Lawson
Located in Denver, CO
in the summer of 1939 he completed a mural commission under the Federal Art Project for the post
Category
1920s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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