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WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s
WPA Art Deco Terracotta Buffalo Sculpture by Anthony Vozech, Circa 1930s

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

Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936
Pair of Art Deco Gilt Iron WPA Style Foundry Men Bookends Signed NMF 1936

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

WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor
WPA Style Cast Stone Garden Flag Bearer Statue of a Handsome Navy Sailor

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

"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s
"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s

"Johnny Appleseed", Important WPA Ceramic Sculpture by Hanson(m), 1930s

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This important example of WPA art, which celebrates American history and folklore like so many

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter
"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter

"Seated Black Male Nude, " Art Deco Watercolor by Brown County Painter

Located in Philadelphia, PA

hints of WPA/Art Deco stylization in some of the background details, and the overall atmosphere is

Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

REMINISCENCE
REMINISCENCE

REMINISCENCE

By Saul Weinstock

Located in Surfside, FL

1930's through the 1940's (many times referred to as New Deal, or WPA art). Weinstock exhibited a

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Gouache

Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA
Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA

Milwaukee Handicraft Project WPA

Located in Los Angeles, CA

arts projects of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). It served as a model for many other similar

Category

1930s American Modern More Art

Materials

Textile, Linen, Linocut, Woodcut

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era
'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

'Couple Dancing', American Folk Art Figural Oil, WPA era

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed indistinctly, lower right, and painted circa 1935. A strongly animated, vertically stacked figurative painting filled with compressed energy and an atmosphere of psychologic...

Category

1940s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tugboat WPA era painting
Tugboat WPA era painting

Tugboat WPA era painting

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

an interest in art at an early age. At 15 years old he turned professional by painting murals for a

Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink

Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)
Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)

Untitled (Collapsed Shacks)

By Karl Fortress

Located in Los Angeles, CA

worked in WPA art projects. From the early 1930s through the 1950s, Fortess exhibited nationally at the

Category

1940s American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting
WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting

WPA Sailor and Floozy Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Fabulously fun, mixed media painting, probably done during the WPA period. Mostly oil with a little

Category

1930s Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

WPA Oil Along the East River
WPA Oil Along the East River

WPA Oil Along the East River

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

6067 WPA oil on board of the east river from Astoria NY Signed Whiteford 1939 Framed image size

Category

1930s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil

Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'
Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'

Robert Gilberg Mixed Media Abstract California Artist '1911-1970'

By Robert Gilberg

Located in Oakland, CA

to Nevada City in 1946, in 1935 to 1940 he attended WPA Art Classes in Oakland and San Francisco and

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism
'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism

'Clown' — WPA American Expressionism

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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Questions About Wpa Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 2, 2021
    A WPA mural was a public work of art owing to a federal government program that came to fruition in the United States during the 1930s. WPA stands for Works Progress Administration. As part of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the government-funded Works Progress Administration hired artists, illustrators, graphic designers and more to paint murals and create sculptures in schools, municipal buildings and elsewhere all over the United States — the effort, which included teaching art classes to children and budding artists, was put in place to build morale and offer employment during the Great Depression.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.