Description: Original description reads: "Emily Scrivens; Grace Leonard; Judy Zemnick; Ulmer Brown. Artists working in Ceramic Department. Federal Art Project - Cleveland." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_001_001
Subjects: Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration; Ceramic sculpture, American--Ohio--Cleveland
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photograph shows Adelaid Dybell pointing to an oil painting of mortar and pestles in Cleveland, Ohio, likely teaching, as part of the Federal Art Project. Through the Federal Art Project (FAP), part of the Works Progress Administration, many artists were put to work teaching art classes and providing services. The FAP employed more than 5, 000 artists who created 225, 000 works of art for the American people. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_040_001
Subjects: Art--Study and teaching; Paintings; Art schools; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration; Ohio Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Attached caption reads: "FEDERAL ART PROJECT NO. 1- John C. Lutz, putting the finishing touches to his painting 'The W.P.A. Worker.' Photo by W.P.A. Photographer, Federal Project No. 1. (Writers') District #16. 6-16-36. Photo taken at Morgan School, Cincinnati, Ohio." This is a photograph of John C. Lutz putting the finishing touches to his painting, "The W.P.A. Worker," at Morgan School in Cincinnati, Ohio. This work was a part of the Federal Art Project that employed more than 5, 000 artists who created 225, 000 works of art for the American people. Many famous artists got their start working on the WPA, including Will Barnet, Adolph Gottlieb, Archibald Motley, David Park, and Jackson Pollock. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F08_043_001
Subjects: Federal Art Project; Paintings; Art; Cincinnati (Ohio)--Pictorial works; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Dated May 4, 1936, this photograph shows Federal Art Project (FAP) artists painting murals in a classroom in Cincinnati, Ohio, in Hamilton County. The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. This photograph is one of the many visual materials collected for use in the Ohio Guide. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration by executive order to create jobs for the large numbers of unemployed laborers, as well as artists, musicians, actors, and writers. The Federal Arts Program, a sector of the Works Progress Administration, included the Federal Writers’ Project, one of the primary goals of which was to complete the America Guide series, a series of guidebooks for each state which included state history, art, architecture, music, literature, and points of interest to the major cities and tours throughout the state. Work on the Ohio Guide began in 1935 with the publication of several pamphlets and brochures. The Reorganization Act of 1939 consolidated the Works Progress Administration and other agencies into the Federal Works Administration, and the Federal Writers’ Project became the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio. The final product was published in 1940 and went through several editions. The Ohio Guide Collection consists of 4,769 photographs collected for use in Ohio Guide and other publications of the Federal Writers’ Project in Ohio from 1935-1939. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B03F14_001_1
Subjects: Mural painting and decoration--Ohio; Education; Federal Art Project; Works Progress Administration
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Painters working at Federal Art Project, WPA, Cleveland." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_013_001
Subjects: Painting--Ohio--Cincinnati; Painters--Ohio--Cincinnati; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Federal Art Project. Artist working on designs of old quilts at Dayton Art Institute, Nov. 24, 1936." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_015_001
Subjects: Quilts--Ohio--Dayton; Artists--Ohio--Dayton; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Panel depicting tropical undersea life, one of a series of six, representing various stages of organic evolution, painted in the spring of 1936 by the W.P.A. Federal Art Project of Dayton, Ohio. These panels, 35" x 30" and executed in oils will be framed by a class in Manual Training and presented to the schools in the fall of 1936." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_018_001
Subjects: Painting--Ohio--Dayton; Evolution (Biology)--Pictorial works--Ohio--Dayton; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Title: The Emperor's New Clothes; Artist: Harry Reunick; Medium: Silk Screen Oil *Federal Art Project No. 1*" The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_016_001
Subjects: Serigraphy; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration--Posters
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Original description reads: "Artists at work on decorations at Morgan School, Cinci. Ohio. Artists at work on decorative and instructive panels. Left panel depicts weaving process from the shearing of the lamb to the weaving of cloth on a loom. At right is the health panel showing a farmer milking, seeds growing under the ground, and a farmer hoeing. In the center composition, a large table, with boy and girl seated at either end, contains foods most healthful to children. The end composition shows the farmer harvesting food." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F6_004_001
Subjects: Painting--Ohio--Cincinnati; Painters--Ohio--Cincinnati; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Artists at work on decorative and instructive panels. Left panel depicts weaving process from the shearing of the lamb to the weaving of cloth on a loom. At right is the health panel showing a farmer milking, seeds growing under the ground, and a farmer hoeing. In the center composition, a large table, with boy and girl seated at either end, contains foods most healthful to children. The end composition shows the farmer harvesting food." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B11F6_006_001
Subjects: Painting--Ohio--Cincinnati; Painters--Ohio--Cincinnati; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Cincinnati (Ohio); Hamilton County (Ohio)
 

Description: Reverse reads: "Federal Art Project Dayton Ohio Artist working on designs of old quilts at Art Institute,Nov.24,1936. 4x5 Neg Dec.I,I-8x10 print for News story by James Muir Jan.26-2-8x10 for Columbus" This photo was taken at the Dayton Art Institute. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_048_001
Subjects: Quilts--Ohio; Federal Art Project; Design and analysis
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)
 

Description: A WPA art project in Urbana, Ohio depicting World War I era soldiers marching away from a large skull on the horizon. The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_019_001
Subjects: Murals--1930-1950; Mural painting and decoration--Ohio--Urbana; War propaganda--United States; Federal Art Project; Ohio--History--Pictorial works; Federal Writers' Project
Places: Urbana (Ohio); Champaign County (Ohio)