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What is a WPA poster?

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What is a WPA poster?
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.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Jewish Rabbi Student Judaica Watercolor Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
matter for this social realist, WPA artist. The New-York born artist William Gropper was a painter and
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache

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

"Beach Landscape" Karl Fortess, WPA, American Landscape, Sand Dunes, Clouds
Located in New York, NY
worked in WPA art projects. From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Beach Landscape" Karl Fortess, WPA, Dramatic, Cloudy Sky, Beach, Dunes
Located in New York, NY
worked in WPA art projects. From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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

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