Wpa Art

This original watercolor by Depression Era New York artist William Gropper relates to two of Gropper's most important Depression Era prints: “Refugees” and “Uprooted.” Signed lower r...

Abstract and Surrealist Contributors While Social Realism dominated, some Jewish artists used the WPA to push toward abstraction: Ilya Bolotowsky (1907–1981): A pioneer of abstract ...

He quickly rose to prominence with the inclusion of Abstract art in the Carnegie Institute exhibition of 1941.

Katz received much acclaim for his murals at the Century of Progress World's Fair and for other WPA projects during the 1930s. His murals are at the Butler Institute of American Art;...

Lionel S. Reiss (1894 - 1988) Lobstermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts, circa 1943 Watercolor on paper Sight 17 1/2 x 23 inches Signed lower left Provenance: Private Collection, Las ...

Swimmers and sun tanners at the local watering hole. Her birth name was Theresa Berney. At the time of her passing she was known as Theresa Loew. Birth place: Baltimore artist, blo...

During the Depression, he worked for the WPA, and his first one-person show was in 1937 at the American Artists Congress Gallery.

John August Groth (American, 1908-1988) "Wrestling Match," Watercolor painting, hand signed upper right and inscribed upper left, "Las Palmas Canary Islands Lucha Canary Wrestling...

Cecil studied printmaking at the Chicago Art Institute prior to moving to New York to study at the Art Students League with John Sloan.

In the mid-1930s, Milton went to work for the WPA, teaching and producing public art. Hebald had his first one-man show at the age of 20, in New York City.

He enjoyed an active career, exhibiting at all the major museums as an accomplished American Scene painter during the WPA and WWII era. His first one-man show was held in 1939 at th...

His artwork is in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Smithsonian Institution, The National Gallery of Art, and The Victoria and Albert M...

A second label for The Art Directors Club of New York's 33rd Annual Exhibition remains also.

He showed a talent for art from an early age and hoped to study art after graduating from the gymnasium in Mariupol.

Blumberg and studied at the Kansas City Art Institute and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art's Project (the New Deal) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron B...

Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art's Project (the New Deal) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron B...

Many well known Jewish and Immigrant artists worked for the Federal Art's Project (the New Deal) commonly referred to as the WPA, including Berenice Abbott, William Baziotes, Aaron B...

From 1925 to 1927, he studied at the Art Students League in New York with John Sloan, and in 1927, he attended the Academy Colarossi in Paris.

ABOUT THIS WORK Created for the WPA (Works Progress Administration), impressions of this work are held in the permanent collections of the National Gallery of Art, and the Smithsonia...

He studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1910 to 1915.

"Drama Teacher" 1938 WPA Mid 20th Century American Theatre Surrealism Modernism. 30 x 24 inches.

In 1936, Bibel moved from California to join the Federal Art Project of the New York City WPA. He was assigned to the Graphic Arts Project and the Easel Project at Harlem Art Center.

Carved vintage frame Walter Quirt studied art at the Layton School of Art in Wisconsin from 1921 until 1923 and later at the McDowell Colony in New Hampshire in 1928.

Harkavy was a WPA Federal Art Project artist, for whom she created a 1942 wood relief piece, Industry and Landscape of Winchendon for the post office in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

Harkavy was a WPA Federal Art Project artist, for whom she created a 1942 wood relief piece, Industry and Landscape of Winchendon for the post office in Winchendon, Massachusetts.

He was appointed by the W.P.A. as Director of the WPA Art Center at the 92nd Street Y in New York City.

Antique American modernist interior portrait oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1930. Unsigned. Displayed in a period modernist frame. Exhibition provenance verso. Image size, 25"L ...

It was published in an edition of 25 by the NYC-WPA, and has a stamp that reads 'Federal Art Project No. 1.'

Garth was a giant among artists in San Francisco for many years, and served as Mural Director for the WPA Art Project there in the 1930s. He painted murals for the Sir Francis Drake ...

Antique American modernist painting of a circus by Dennis Meighan Burlingame (1901 - 1964). Oil on canvas, circa 1935. Signed on verso. Displayed in a period modern frame. Image...

Morris created this abstract biomorphic nonobjective plaster sculpture during the WPA era of the 1930s / 40s. Monogrammed. Though George Lovett Kingsland Morris studied with realist...

C., the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Bezalel Art Museum in Jerusalem.

His celebrated graphic works are represented in the collections of the Amon Carter Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Illinois State Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery...

In 1929, Solman saw the inaugural show at the Museum of Modern Art featuring Seurat, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Cezanne.

He studied art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago from 1910 to 1915.

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the canvas 28 3/4 x 43 1/4 inches.

During his time with the WPA, Barr contributed to both the mural and easel divisions of the Federal Art Project from 1934 to 1943.

Hand signed lower left corner Oil on masonite Dimensions: Frame H 18.25" x W 22.25". Sight H 11.25" x W 15.25 This is a great scene, vintage Americana. Possibly Crown Heights in Broo...

Ernest Fiene Tugboat in New York Harbor Signed lower right Oil on canvas 24 1/2 x 34 1/2 inches Ernest Fiene was born in Elberfeld, Germany in 1894. As a teenager, Fiene immigrated...

His work may also be found at the Whitney Museum of Modern Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Wadsworth Atheneum, Brooklyn Museum, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Yale University Ar...

WWI American Scene Ashcan Modern 20th Century Historical Realism Industrial WPA Gerrit Beneker (1882-1934) "Constant Driving Will Win the War" 30 x 40 inches Oil on canvas Signed an...

Gershoy participated in the WPA Federal Art Project, taught at numerous schools and San Francisco Art Institute, was the recipient of the Art Grant to Europe and was an artist reside...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, sheet measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. No da...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no ...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 9.5 x 12 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with no...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 10 x 15 inches. Signed lower left. Good condition with no d...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures, image measures 7 x 9.5 inches on a sheet measuring 11 x 15...

Beautiful original drawing by American artist, Albert Sway (b.1913). Cincinnati Cityscape, ca. 1935. Ink on paper measures 11 x 17 inches. Signed lower right. Good condition with a 1...

During the Depression, Kish became a WPA painter in the Federal Art Project (FAP). FAP artists were given a mandate to create works that celebrated labor.

His WPA period works are especially valued for their emotional gravity and historical importance in American art history.

During the Great Depression, Schwartz became an artist on the Federal Art Project (WPA) payroll painting murals. He was one of the seven WPA artists who contributed to a mural at Ric...

Deutsch began drawing at the age of five and and later attended the Bloom Academy of Art in Riga and at the Kunstgewerbe Schule in Berlin.

Geometric Abstract American Oil Painting WPA Color Field Abstraction Modern Non Objective.

Feeling out of touch with the art mainstream, he stayed in Sacramento briefly.

Edition c. 25. Done for the WPA/Federal Art Project. 11 3/4” x 16 7/8".

Francis Chapin’s paintings are represented in the collections the Art Institute of Chicago; the Friedman Collection, Chicago; the Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown; the De...

Katz received much acclaim for his murals at the Century of Progress World's Fair and for other WPA projects during the 1930s. His murals are at the Butler Institute of American Art;...

Brecher’s works are included in many important private collections as well as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Walker Art Museum, the Smithsonian and the Newark Museum of Art.

C., the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and the Bezalel Art Museum in Jerusalem.