Art During The Great Depression
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ART DURING THE Great Depression
-This painting is Twenty Cent Movie by Reginald Marsh and was painted in 1936.
The Start of Depression Art
- New Deal labor programs
- Harry Hopkins
- Public Works of Art Project
- Federal Art Project
- Treasury Relief Art Project
-It was questioned whether artists would be eligible to get money or new job opportunities from New Deal work relief programs, since they didn't technically have jobs they could lose.
-The man in charge of work relief, Harry Hopkins, said that artists were equal to other workers and should receive the same help.
-This caused the start of the PWAP, which hired artists to create sculptures, muruls, paintings, and more for government buildings. This project began in 1933 and ended in 1934.
-Soon, more government work relief projects for artists were started, including the FAP which started in 1935, and the TRAP which ran from 1935 to 1938.
-The painting on this slide by Mahel Dwight is called In The Crowd and was painted in 1931.
-The man in charge of work relief, Harry Hopkins, said that artists were equal to other workers and should receive the same help.
-This caused the start of the PWAP, which hired artists to create sculptures, muruls, paintings, and more for government buildings. This project began in 1933 and ended in 1934.
-Soon, more government work relief projects for artists were started, including the FAP which started in 1935, and the TRAP which ran from 1935 to 1938.
-The painting on this slide by Mahel Dwight is called In The Crowd and was painted in 1931.
Art of daily life
- General modern American life
- Represented the American character
- Local lifestyles and cultures
- Showed people life in other places
-Some artists painted about the lives and culture of Americans as a whole. This increased feelings of national identity and created relatable artwork that was easy to understand.
-Artists also created art of daily life that showed the American character. It showed the dignity, strength, and determination of Americans during this hard time.
-However, it was also common to make art showing life in the painter's local area.
-This showed people living everywhere what it looked like and how life was in many different places.
-The painting shown here is called Waiting for the Mail and was painted by Grant Christian in 1938.
-Artists also created art of daily life that showed the American character. It showed the dignity, strength, and determination of Americans during this hard time.
-However, it was also common to make art showing life in the painter's local area.
-This showed people living everywhere what it looked like and how life was in many different places.
-The painting shown here is called Waiting for the Mail and was painted by Grant Christian in 1938.
ACTIVIST ART
- Art expressed social realism
- Sometimes this type of art was used negatively
- Some helped opponents of the work projects
-Many artists during the Great Depression wanted to use art to encourage social change. Their artwork showed realistic scenes they thought needed changing, such as racism, poverty, unemployment, and war. They wanted to make people see, be aware of, and want to change these things.
-In extreme cases, though, this type of art was used only to harshly criticize capitalism and over exaggerate how hard the lives of the middle class were.
-Some very controversial pieces, especially public ones, were used by the opponents of the art labor programs against the programs as reasons artists shouldn't receive these job opportunities.
-This piece of art depicts the Washington State Hunger March of 1933.
-In extreme cases, though, this type of art was used only to harshly criticize capitalism and over exaggerate how hard the lives of the middle class were.
-Some very controversial pieces, especially public ones, were used by the opponents of the art labor programs against the programs as reasons artists shouldn't receive these job opportunities.
-This piece of art depicts the Washington State Hunger March of 1933.
ART CELEBRATING ROOSEVELT'S PROGRAMS
- Grateful to president Roosevelt
- Supported him and the New Deal
- Art showed what had been accomplished by FDR
- FDR's opponents saw it as propoganda
-Artists thanked president Roosevelt for their jobs.
-Most supported him and his ideas, including the New Deal.
-They made art depicting what FDR and the New Deal programs had accomplished.
-People who didn't like FDR saw these art works as propaganda.
-This painting by Alden Krider showed the activities of the National Youth Administration, which provided jobs for college age adults during the Depression, and was painted in 1936.
-Most supported him and his ideas, including the New Deal.
-They made art depicting what FDR and the New Deal programs had accomplished.
-People who didn't like FDR saw these art works as propaganda.
-This painting by Alden Krider showed the activities of the National Youth Administration, which provided jobs for college age adults during the Depression, and was painted in 1936.
Famous great depression artists
- Grant Wood
- Edward Hopper
- Jackson Pollock
-Grant Wood made art mostly about the hard life in his hometown in the midwest. One very famous painting of his was called "American Gothic".
-Edward Hopper created art showing American life, social realism, and nature.
-Jackson Pollock joined the Federal Art Program in 1937 and went along with the trend of creating patriotic murals, sculptures, and more. After leaving the FAP in 1943, his artwork was changing to abstract styles instead.
-This piece by Grant Wood is called Arbor Day. He painted it in 1932.
-Edward Hopper created art showing American life, social realism, and nature.
-Jackson Pollock joined the Federal Art Program in 1937 and went along with the trend of creating patriotic murals, sculptures, and more. After leaving the FAP in 1943, his artwork was changing to abstract styles instead.
-This piece by Grant Wood is called Arbor Day. He painted it in 1932.
WORKS CITED
- "A New Deal for the Arts." National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 16 Apr. 2014.
- Adler, Jerry. "1934: The Art of the New Deal." Smithsonian. Smithsonian, June 2009. Web. 16 Apr. 2014.
-This painting named Waterfront was painted by Raphael Soyer in 1934.
