Public Works of Art Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Public_Works_of_Art_Project

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	New Deal program federal art project
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Edward_Bruce
gptkbp:endDate	1934
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Great_Depression
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Public Works of Art Project
gptkbp:notableArtist	gptkb:Thomas_Hart_Benton gptkb:Ben_Shahn gptkb:Millard_Sheets gptkb:Grant_Wood gptkb:Reginald_Marsh gptkb:Georgina_Klitgaard gptkb:Stanton_Macdonald-Wright
gptkbp:notableArtworkType	gptkb:frescoes gptkb:sculpture paintings
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Chicago gptkb:Los_Angeles gptkb:New_York_City gptkb:Washington,_D.C. gptkb:Coit_Tower,_San_Francisco
gptkbp:notableProject	art for city halls art for community centers art for courthouses art for federal buildings art for fire stations art for government buildings art for hospitals art for military facilities art for parks art for police stations art for post offices art for public housing art for recreation centers art for schools and libraries art for state capitols art for transportation terminals murals in public buildings
gptkbp:numberOfArtistsEmployed	over 3,700
gptkbp:numberOfArtworksProduced	over 15,000
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Civil_Works_Administration
gptkbp:purpose	provide employment for artists during the Great Depression
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Federal_Art_Project gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration gptkb:Treasury_Section_of_Painting_and_Sculpture
gptkbp:startDate	1933
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Federal_Art_Project
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Coit_Tower
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5