Public Works of Art Project
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The Public Works of Art Project was a program to employ artists, as part of the New Deal, during the Great Depression. It was the first such program, running from December 1933 to June 1934. It was headed by Edward Bruce, under the United States Treasury Department and paid for by the Civil Works Administration.
[edit] See also
- Federal Art Project, a similar program which ran from 1935 to 1943.
[edit] External links
- Art Becomes Public Works - 1934 magazine article on the PWAP.
[edit] References
- ^ History of the New Deal Art Projects. wpaMurals.com - New Deal Art During the Great Depression. Retrieved on July 29, 2005. "Public Works of Art Project ... under the Treasury Department with funds ... from the CWA / December 1933 - June 1934 / National Director: Edward Bruce"
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