Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf New Deal program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Holger_Cahill
gptkbp:endDate 1943
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Art Project
gptkbp:legacy influenced American art
created thousands of artworks
expanded access to art
gptkbp:notableArtist gptkb:Jackson_Pollock
gptkb:Jacob_Lawrence
gptkb:Mark_Rothko
gptkb:Romare_Bearden
gptkb:Willem_de_Kooning
gptkb:Arshile_Gorky
gptkb:Lee_Krasner
gptkb:Stuart_Davis
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:sculpture
posters
community art centers
murals in public buildings
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Coit_Tower_murals
gptkb:Harlem_Hospital_murals
art exhibitions
public sculptures
poster design
photography projects
art documentation
post office murals
easel painting
art classes for children
theater set design
art conservation projects
Brooklyn Museum art center
Chicago Public Library murals
art classes for adults
community art festivals
educational art programs
graphic arts workshops
mosaic projects
gptkbp:numberOfArtistsEmployed over 5,000
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Works_Progress_Administration
gptkbp:purpose promote public art
provide employment for artists
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Federal_Music_Project
gptkb:Federal_Theatre_Project
gptkb:Federal_Writers'_Project
gptkbp:startDate 1935
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hugh_Mesibov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7