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'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

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist
Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

Nude Portrait by Arthur Smith WPA Artist

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

continue to be highly collectible, especially among those who want both WPA and boxing venue art pieces

Category

20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith
Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

Nude Portrait by WPA Artist Arthur Smith

By Arthur Smith

Located in New York, NY

continue to be highly collectible, especially among those who want both WPA and boxing venue art pieces

Category

20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)
Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)

Tattoo Parlor Sailor (WPA era woman artist)

By Helen Malta

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

. Metropolitan Museum of Art reproduction rights stamp on reverse stretcher dated 10-37. Unframed. Helen Malta

Category

1930s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA
'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

'Unemployed Marchers' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

391 mm). Exhibited: “Art, Activism, and the WPA,” University of Richmond Museums in Virginia, 2013

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA
'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA

'Abstract Boats' — American Modernism, WPA

By Leon Bibel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Arts Project and the Easel Project at Harlem Art Center. He also

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!
Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

Unique Painting By Albert Pels WPA Artist!

By Albert Pels

Located in New York, NY

dimensions: 19 1/2 x 23 1/4 in. Albert Pels was an art educator and painter of figures, genre scenes, urban

Category

20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Tenant Farmers' — Depression Era, WPA
'Tenant Farmers' — Depression Era, WPA

'Tenant Farmers' — Depression Era, WPA

By Lou Barlow

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Administration (WPA). Literature: 'Depression Printmakers as Workers', Mary Francey, 1988. Impressions of this

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Outdoor Market WPA sketch
Outdoor Market WPA sketch

Outdoor Market WPA sketch

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

, 2003) was an American artist known for his WPA murals in New York City. Margolis was born in born in

Category

1930s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child
WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child

WPA Era Subway Scene Mother & Child

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Beautiful WPA era NYC subway scene by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). ca. 1935. Lithograph

Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Paper, Ink

Portrait of a Black Woman, Maxine - Mid-Century  WPA

Portrait of a Black Woman, Maxine - Mid-Century WPA

By Fletcher Martin

Located in Miami, FL

A charming portrait of a Black woman with stylized hairstyle of the period - Midtown Galleries label on verso, Unframed Signed and dated upper right

Category

1940s Art Deco Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"
WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

WPA Expressionist woodblock print. "The Worker"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in

Category

1930s Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA
'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

'Loop Alley' — Modernist Chicago Cityscape, WPA

By Charles Turzak

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

exhibition Beyond the Surface: WPA Works of Charles Turzak, presented at the Figge Art Museum from November

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist

By Maurice Kish

Located in Surfside, FL

vases. During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists

Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

'Sailing' — Modernism, New York City WPA
'Sailing' — Modernism, New York City WPA

'Sailing' — Modernism, New York City WPA

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

condition. Scarce. Created for the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, New York

Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism
'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism

'The Steps' — WPA Era Graphic Modernism

By Fritz Eichenberg

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

225 mm). Collections: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Yale University Art Gallery. ABOUT THE

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"
WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

WPA Artist woodblock print "Letter from overseas"

By Albert Abramovitz

Located in Surfside, FL

Michigan Museum of Art, The WPA Federal Art Project: American Prints from the 1930's. Who Was Who in

Category

1930s American Realist Interior Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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Questions About Wpa Art
  • 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.
  • 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.