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gptkbp:instanceOf
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New Deal program
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:director
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gptkb:Holger_Cahill
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gptkbp:endDate
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1943
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gptkbp:fundedBy
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gptkb:government
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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WPA Federal Art Project
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced American art
created thousands of public artworks
supported emerging artists
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gptkbp:notableArtist
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gptkb:Ben_Shahn
gptkb:Augusta_Savage
gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkb:Mark_Rothko
gptkb:Romare_Bearden
gptkb:Willem_de_Kooning
gptkb:Aaron_Douglas
gptkb:Arshile_Gorky
gptkb:Lee_Krasner
gptkb:Stuart_Davis
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gptkbp:notableProject
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posters
public sculptures
community art centers
photography projects
creation of murals
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Index_of_American_Design
gptkb:Harlem_Community_Art_Center
art education programs
art for government buildings
art for hospitals
art for military facilities
art for public housing
murals in post offices
art for libraries
art for schools
community art exhibitions
photographic documentation of American life
poster series
public sculptures in parks
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gptkbp:numberOfArtistsEmployed
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over 5,000
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
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gptkbp:purpose
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promote public art
provide employment for artists
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Federal_Music_Project
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:Federal_Writers'_Project
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gptkbp:startDate
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1935
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Philip_Guston
gptkb:Leon_Bibel
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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