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Charles Reed Gardner Tapping the Furnace WPA art print, circa 1933-1941
Depiction of metal furnace by WPA artist Charles Reed Gardner.
The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive work-relief effort. In its peak years, 1936 to 1938, the FAP employed 5,000 artists across the country...
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| Collection: | Works Projects Administration posters collection (#V99) |
| Date: | 1933-01-01/1941-12-31 |
| Alternate Date: | Circa 1933-1941 |
| Box Number: | Box 1 |
| Folder Number: | Folder 23 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/5417 |
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Depiction of metal furnace by WPA artist Charles Reed Gardner. The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive work-relief effort. In its peak years, 1936 to 1938, the FAP employed 5,000 artists across the country, at a salary of $95 a month. They created murals, sculptures and paintings, taught community art classes to millions, and produced 2 million posters from 35,000 designs at a cost of about a dime each. This online record contains an image of one print (out of 18) from folder 23. |
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