Oral history interview with Aarre K. Lahti

United States. Works Progress Administration

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Organizational History President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1935 as a part of his New Deal to curtail the Depression's effects on the United States. The WPA attempted to provide the unemployed with jobs that allowed individuals to preserve skills or talents. The Federal Writers' Project (FWP), one branch of the WPA, provided work for over 6,600 unemployed writers, journalists, edit...

Lawrence, Ruth, 1890-1977

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University of Minnesota. University Gallery

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The University Gallery, originally known as the Little Gallery, was established at the University of Minnesota on April 5, 1934. The gallery's function was to increase art appreciation by students, faculty, staff, and the general public. In January 1990, Los Angeles businessman and art collector, Frederick R. Weisman gave $3.5 million to the University for the construction of a new art museum overlooking the Mississippi River. The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum opened in November 1993. ...

Little Gallery (University of Minnesota)

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Federal Art Project (Minn.)

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Lahti, Aarre K.

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Sculptor, instructor; Ann Arbor, Mich. From the description of Oral history interview with Aarre K. Lahti, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007036 From the description of Aarre K. Lahti interview, 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220187473 From the description of Oral history interview with Aarre K. Lahti, 1964 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 312025040 ...

Ehrlich, Heyward

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