William Bunn, Mississippi Packets (detail), 1940, oil on canvas, 4' 6" x 12'
Ward Lockwood, Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky (detail), Lexington Court House, 1938, oil on canvas, 11' 5" x 8' 1"
The President and the First Lady were committed to federal support of the fine arts--an idea first iterated by John Quincy Adams. The Roosevelts brought this about with Federal One, a part of the Works Progress Administration. Federal One included the Federal Theater Project, the Federal Writers Project, the Federal Music Project, and the Federal Arts Project. These were not the only projects for artists, however, as you will see when you visit the website from which these photos came: http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/2aa/2aa171.htm
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William Bunn, Mississippi Packets (detail), 1940, oil on canvas, 4' 6" x 12' |
Ward Lockwood, Daniel Boone's Arrival in Kentucky (detail), Lexington Court House, 1938, oil on canvas, 11' 5" x 8' 1" |
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Loren Fisher, Meeting the Train, Anchorage Post Office, 1942; oil on linen, 3' 4" x 12'' 1" |
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John Folinsbee, Early Town, Paducah Court House, 1939, 11' 5'' x 8' 1" |
These four photos are taken of New Deal artwork in Kentucky. They come from this website: http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/2aa/2aa171.htm. Please go there for more details.
