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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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Americana, Lawyer in Court, Politician, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
exploration of the American experience.
Early on, Gropper displayed an extraordinary, natural skill for art
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Americana Farmer and Wife, Gouache Painting WPA Art William Gropper Woodchopper
By William Gropper
Located in Surfside, FL
experience.
Early on, Gropper displayed an extraordinary, natural skill for art. By 1912, he was already
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
Art Deco WPA Pottery Horse Sculpture by Jordan 1937
By WPA
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very well done handcrafted pottery fired clay horse in the Art Deco WPA style with strong build
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Animal Sculptures
Materials
Clay
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
