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What is a WPA poster?
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WPA, or Work Projects Administration posters were a government program from 1936 to 1943 that supported the arts, health and educational programs. More than 2000 posters are said to exist. You can shop a collection of WPA posters from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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Post Impressionist Oil Painting Still Life with Fruit William Meyerowitz WPA Art
By William Meyerowitz
Located in Surfside, FL
center of this life for the next 70 years: music and art. Between 1912 and 1916, William Meyerowitz
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
Located in Bernville, PA
WPA terracotta buffalo sculpture by Anthony Vozech, circa 1930s. Dimensions: 8” wide 20” high 22
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
NYC Subway Mid 20th Century American Modernism WPA Realism industrial Colorful
Located in New York, NY
Exposition. He was a District Supervisor of WPA Art Program and later developed graphic training aids for
Category
1940s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
By WPA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
USA, 1936
A rare and
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Bookends
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price / set
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"Family in Italy, " 1930s Art Deco Wall Charger with Father, Mother and Son
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. Reminiscent of the WPA art that was being made in America in the 1930s, this piece suggests the same kind of
Category
Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
By WPA
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
Artistic influences of
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Statues
Materials
Cast Stone, Iron