Ryah Ludins portfolio

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Ryah Ludins portfolio

circa 1920-1950

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The Ryah Ludins portfolio measures 0.1 linear feet and dates from circa 1920-1950. The porfolio contains photographs of murals by Ryah Ludins, which were mostly commissioned for government art projects in the 1930s.

0.1 Linear feet

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SNAC Resource ID: 7609866

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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...

Ludins, Ryah.

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Ryah Ludins (1896-1957) was a muralist and painter in New York, N.Y. Ludins completed murals projects for the Works Project Administration, Section of Painting and Sculpture and the Mexican government. Ludins' brother, Eugene, donated the portfolio through Janis Conner and Joel Rosenkranz. From the description of Ryah Ludins portfolio, circa 1920-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 495596874 ...