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Mid Century Wild Horses of Grand Canyon in Style of Thomas Hart Benton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Soquel, CA
regionalist/Works Progress Administration style. The sand being kicked up by the horses adds to the kinetic
Category
1950s Other Art Style Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 22.75 in W 28.25 in D 1.5 in
"Peace and Plenty, " Rare Pair of Art Deco Sculptures by Phoenix
By Geza De Vegh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Works Progress Administration (WPA). Each piece is partly finished in a milky-white glaze, but much of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
"Tiger Lilies, " Brilliant Still Life in Oranges and Blues by Wachtel
By Simon Wachtel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
canvases for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), exhibited on occasion at the Philadelphia Museum of
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
Satyrical poster Visit the landscapes of Afghanistan and hunt Osama Bin Laden
Located in PARIS, FR
This poster is based on the design of a campaign created by the WPA (Works Progress Administration
Category
Early 2000s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Paper, Offset
Ann Nooney, (New York City Scene)
By Ann Nooney
Located in New York, NY
native New Yorker, Ann Nooney (1900-1970) recorded the urban scene while on the Works Progress
Category
1930s Ashcan School Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ann Nooney, (Loading the Lumber Barge, NYC)
By Ann Nooney
Located in New York, NY
, Ann Nooney (1900-1970), recorded the urban scene while on the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The
Category
1930s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ann Nooney, (Demolition with Windows, NYC)
By Ann Nooney
Located in New York, NY
native New Yorker, Ann Nooney (1900-1970) recorded the urban scene while on the Works Progress
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ann Nooney, (Carnival Workers Resting, NYC)
By Ann Nooney
Located in New York, NY
native New Yorker, Ann Nooney (1900-1970) recorded the urban scene while on the Works Progress
Category
1930s Ashcan School Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Grecian Nude and Broken Column, " Art Deco/Surrealist Painting by Matulka
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Works Progress Administration in the Roosevelt years.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
Treasury of American Design Volume 1 & 2 Ed. Clarence P. Hornung
Located in London, GB
of artists from thirty-five states under the Works Progress Administration." Publisher.
846 pages
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Books
Materials
Paper
"Family w/ Rocking Horse, " Ptg. by WPA Artist De Forest Stull
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
chapters of the Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Dockside with Seagull, " Important Painting by WPA Artist Stull
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Jersey chapters of the Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Nature Most Natural" Important Painting by Radio City Music Hall Artist
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
1933 "Century of Progress" Exposition in Chicago, and several post office murals for the Works Progress
Category
Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Paintings
"Zephyrus and Flora, " Rare and Striking Art Deco Sculpture by Williams
By Wheeler Williams
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Progress Administration. Williams created many fine works in bronze and stone, but this example in
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Farmer with Scythe, " Depiction of American Worker by U.S. Capitol Muralist
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
hand, is a high-spirited paean to the American laborer, at a time when the Works Progress
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Tony, " Superb 1940s Portrait of Male Youth by Marion Huse, Hawthorne Pupil
By Marion Huse
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Charles Hawthorne on Cape Cod, and painted for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
H 33.5 in W 32 in D 1 in
"Nude and Unicorn, " Brilliant and Important Art Deco Painting by Matulka, 1944
By Jan Matulka
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Works Progress Administration in the Roosevelt years. This painting shows all the hallmarks of high Art
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink, Paper, Gouache
Early Ceramic Bowl by Edwin and Mary Scheier
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in San Diego, CA
worked for the federal Works Progress Administration. After spending a year as traveling puppeteers, they
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Secluded Valley
By Ethel Magafan
Located in Lawrence, NY
in her career, the murals she created during the Great Depression for the Works Progress
Category
1950s Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Casein
"Fruit Pickers, " Fabulous, Fauvist-Hued Painting, Hawaii or California by Poole
By Horatio Nelson Poole
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of California, Berkeley. He also participated in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the 1930s
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 26 in W 20 in D 1 in
"Dressing for the Ballet, " Large, Evocative Masterpiece Painting by Stull, 1953
By John Deforest Stull
Located in Philadelphia, PA
of the Works Progress Administration/Federal Arts Project. He is best known for his scenes of
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 52 in W 61 in D 4 in
'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
278 mm).
Created for the California Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (WPA). Scarce
Category
1930s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Seal & Penguin
By Mervin Jules
Located in Provincetown, MA
tutelage of, among others, Thomas Hart Benton. Jules was a Works Progress Administration artist in the
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Animal Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Werner Drewes Modernist American Painting, Southwest Subject, 1947
By Werner Drewes
Located in Phoenix, AZ
returned to NYC in 1930. In 1940-1941, Drewes was the director of the Works Progress Administration (WPA
Category
Vintage 1940s Paintings
Materials
Paint
Canal In The Night
By Remo Michael Farruggio
Located in Provincetown, MA
York at the School of Industrial Art before becoming a Works Progress Administration artist in the late
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Catching A Fish, " Gouache and Watercolor, Signed
By Tom Rost
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Works Progress Administration, and the Treasury Department. Later
Category
1950s American Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Illustration Board
Mid-Century Metal and Colored Glass Sculpture - Like Stained Glass
Located in Miami, FL
of the Detroit Society of Arts and Crafts until 1942. Cashwan was also employed by the Works Progress
Category
1950s American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Steel
H 28.5 in W 4.25 in D 4.75 in
Paul Arndt (1881-1978) Large Scale Mountain Landscape C.1951
Located in San Francisco, CA
City", meaning away from New York. Many of them were enrolled in the WPA (Works Progress Administration
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plywood, Oil
Golfers
By Frederick Conway
Located in Missouri, MO
for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and exhibited widely including at the Art Institute of
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Still Life
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Works Progress Administration) and had notable exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kansas
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Works Progress Administration) and had notable exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kansas
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Abstract Orange, Yellow, Pink
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Works Progress Administration) and had notable exhibitions at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Kansas
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Processional, " Jewel-Toned Mural Study w/ Prayer Under Starlit Sky by Hoeckner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Project of the Works Progress Administration. The medium is gouache on paper. (Dimensions include matte
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 17.5 in W 31.5 in D 0.75 in
"Port View" by Frederick Conway
Located in Wiscasset, ME
, and the Academy grande Chaumiere. He has done murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration) and
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Morning Chat, " Moody, Atmospheric Painting by Daniel Koerner, WPA Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Feininger, also German or German-American in background. The artist was active in the Works Progress
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 35.5 in W 29 in D 1.75 in
"America, Old and New", Mural Painting W/ Industrial Scene, George Browne, 1926
By George Elmer Browne
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted a decade before the start of the Works Progress Administration, but presaging its
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 21.5 in W 46 in D 1 in
"Livestock Farm Scene, " WPA Mural Study with Farmhands Handling Hay and Feed
By Rollin Crampton 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
WPA (Works Progress Administration) Art Project during the depths of the Great Depression. Like many
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 12.5 in W 18.75 in D 1 in
Golf Bags, Caddy with Golf Bag on His Back
By Frederick Conway
Located in Missouri, MO
, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy grande Chaumiere.
He has done murals for the WPA (Works Progress
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen
Art Deco W P A Style Sculpture 'WOMAN" Hand Executed by Eugene Frances Savage
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Buffalo, NY
to study abroad. After returning to the United States, he was a mural painter for the Works Progress
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Composition
H 14.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
"Cleopatra in Glory, " Brilliant Art Deco Painting in Cobalt Gold, Coral and Pink
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Project of the Works Progress Administration. The medium is gouache on paper.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 15.5 in W 20.75 in D 0.1 in
Three Framed Drawings by Paul Chidlaw
Located in Chicago, IL
Fontainebleau. After returning to Cincinnati in 1935 he painted several commissions for the Works Progress
Category
20th Century American Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
Headdress Procession
By Honore Guilbeau
Located in Fairlawn, OH
lithography, contributing at least three such works of art to the Ohio Chapter of the Works Progress
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
"Justice Triumphant", Mural Study for Queens, Ny Courthouse, circa 1941-1942
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Supreme Courthouse -- a 1930s Works Progress Administration project in Queens, New York -- was painted by
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 18.13 in W 38.75 in D 1 in
Frida by the Lamp
By Lucienne Bloch
Located in Dallas, TX
muralist for the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1934-1939. She continued to
Category
20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Harlem Laundry
By Jules Halfant
Located in Lawrence, NY
, Jules Halfant was part of the mural and easel division of the New York Works Progress Administration
Category
1930s American Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
'de Young Mansion – San Francisco' — 1930s California WPA
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project during the Great Depression
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Edgar Yeager Figurative Interior Scene
By Edgar Yaeger
Located in Detroit, MI
Federal Art project and the Works Progress Administration scheme during the Depression Era, to which he
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Alice in Wonderland, 1960s Large Mural by Andrew Karoly & Louis Szanto
Located in Beachwood, OH
States where he worked on art projects commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). During
Category
1960s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Man on a Stair" American Scene Social Realism WPA Mid 20th Century Modern
By Robert Cronbach
Located in New York, NY
Founding Members of the Sculptors Guild. He also created sculpture under the auspices of the Works Progress
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Frida Winking by Lucienne Bloch, 1933, Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Lucienne Bloch
Located in Dallas, TX
Progress Administration from 1934-1939. She continued to teach and work until her dead in 1999.
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
H 8.25 in W 10.25 in D 0.01 in
Art Deco Mortar, circa 1930, Sweden
Located in Girona, Spain
were built in this style. Most of the public buildings built by the Works Progress Administration
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porphyry
"Truth and the Seven Deadly Sins", Study for Queens Supreme Courthouse Mosaic
By Eugene Francis Savage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Progress Administration project in Queens, New York. The central figure with a hand mirror may represent
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
H 14.5 in W 12.25 in D 0.1 in
Joseph Hirsch Original Lithograph, Pencil Signed, 1961, "Coffee"
By Joseph Hirsch
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Federal Works Progress Administration in the 1930's. In 1981 he passed away at the age of 71, due to
Category
Mid-20th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Pinto, 1930s Modernist Line Figure Drawing, Native American on Horse, Black Ink
By Hilaire Hiler
Located in Denver, CO
Works Progress Administration to paint murals in the Aquatic Park Bath House, which is now the National
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
H 9.25 in W 7 in D 0.2 in
Reuben Nakian "Leda and the Swan" Etching c.1980
By Reuben Nakian
Located in San Francisco, CA
1936 Nakian joined the WPA, Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project.
A fine opportunity.
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Nude Prints
Materials
Etching
Spring
By Konrad Cramer
Located in New York, NY
his “Improvisation” paintings. Cramer also found success as a photographer for the Works Progress
Category
1940s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Tilted Plates
By Carl Morris
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Progress Administration (WPA) spirit. His figures became more abstract in the mid-1940s, when hints of
Category
1990s Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Eduard Buk Ulreich WPA Artist Proposed Mural, 1940s, Freedom of the Seas
By Eduard Buk Ulreich
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Fine Arts. In the 1920s and 1930s, he worked as a WPA (Works Progress Administration) Artist, designing
Category
Mid-20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Paint
Frida and Diego Caught Kissing, New York City, NY
By Lucienne Bloch
Located in Dallas, TX
Works Progress Administration from 1934-1939. She continued to teach and work until her dead in 1999.
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Arshile Gorky A Retrospective by Michael R Taylor, 1st Ed Exhib. Catalog
Located in valatie, NY
witnessed the death of his mother), his collaboration with the Works Progress Administration, and his early
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Books
Materials
Paper
H 11.75 in W 9.75 in D 1.25 in
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