Federal Art Project (Calif.)

Dates:
Active 1935
Active 1943
Active 1935
Active 1964
Active 1937
Active 1941

History notes:

The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The WPA was established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for the millions of individuals left unemployed during the Depression. Its name changed to the Work Projects Administration in 1939 when it fell under the administrative hand of the newly created Federal Works Agency. The FAP was created in August 1935 to aid unemployed artists, following the precedent set by the Public Works of Art Project and other Treasury department art relief projects. The 48 states and territories were divided into regions and administered through the regional office.

From the description of FAP (Calif.) photographs, 1935-1943. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122545919

Federal aid art project during the Depression.

The Federal Art Project (FAP) fell under the jurisdiction of Federal Project No. 1 of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Established in May 1935 specifically as a work relief program for unemployed artists. Each state and territory had its own programs and were administered aid from the federal government via a local agency.

From the description of California Federal Art Project papers, 1935-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122394664

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Subjects:

  • Art and state
  • Art and state
  • Artists
  • Federal aid to public welfare
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • Federal aid to the public welfare
  • Mural painting and decoration
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Art and state
  • Federal aid to the arts
  • New Deal, 1933-1939

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Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • California--Fort Ord (as recorded)
  • California (as recorded)
  • California--San Francisco (as recorded)

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