"Clam Digger" attributed to WPA New York 1935
Rare serigraph produced during the aggressive Works Project Administration of the 1930s that provided employment to workers and artists during the Depression.
Attributed to the WPA art program. This print comes from the collection of Arthur Raymond Young, and several WPA prints were included in his estate. They style, subject matter, and paper are consistent with other prints in this collection.
The Works Progress Administration or WPA was launched in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide employment during the depression. Under the WPA there were new roads, dams and other public works project. It also put artists, actors, writers and musicians to work contributing their share to the cultural development of the nation. Artists were paid by the hour, on average, $26 a week and many were given their professional start by the WPA. In 1938 the actor Burgess Meredith credited the WPA with promoting new art. "Although the WPA art project was primarily designed to give employment to unemployed artists, the result has been the establishment of the beginning of a vital art movement which is unparalleled in history."
In excellent condition, has been housed in a drawer for many years. From the estate collection of Arthur Raymond Young, American artist and educator.
Newly framed to 25” x 19”; paper size is 20” x 13”. Print can be sold without the frame. Contact us to discuss.
Rare serigraph produced during the aggressive Works Project Administration of the 1930s that provided employment to workers and artists during the Depression.
Attributed to the WPA art program. This print comes from the collection of Arthur Raymond Young, and several WPA prints were included in his estate. They style, subject matter, and paper are consistent with other prints in this collection.
The Works Progress Administration or WPA was launched in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide employment during the depression. Under the WPA there were new roads, dams and other public works project. It also put artists, actors, writers and musicians to work contributing their share to the cultural development of the nation. Artists were paid by the hour, on average, $26 a week and many were given their professional start by the WPA. In 1938 the actor Burgess Meredith credited the WPA with promoting new art. "Although the WPA art project was primarily designed to give employment to unemployed artists, the result has been the establishment of the beginning of a vital art movement which is unparalleled in history."
In excellent condition, has been housed in a drawer for many years. From the estate collection of Arthur Raymond Young, American artist and educator.
Newly framed to 25” x 19”; paper size is 20” x 13”. Print can be sold without the frame. Contact us to discuss.
Rare serigraph produced during the aggressive Works Project Administration of the 1930s that provided employment to workers and artists during the Depression.
Attributed to the WPA art program. This print comes from the collection of Arthur Raymond Young, and several WPA prints were included in his estate. They style, subject matter, and paper are consistent with other prints in this collection.
The Works Progress Administration or WPA was launched in 1935 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to provide employment during the depression. Under the WPA there were new roads, dams and other public works project. It also put artists, actors, writers and musicians to work contributing their share to the cultural development of the nation. Artists were paid by the hour, on average, $26 a week and many were given their professional start by the WPA. In 1938 the actor Burgess Meredith credited the WPA with promoting new art. "Although the WPA art project was primarily designed to give employment to unemployed artists, the result has been the establishment of the beginning of a vital art movement which is unparalleled in history."
In excellent condition, has been housed in a drawer for many years. From the estate collection of Arthur Raymond Young, American artist and educator.
Newly framed to 25” x 19”; paper size is 20” x 13”. Print can be sold without the frame. Contact us to discuss.
