Oral history interview with Dong Kingman

New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project.

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Federal Art Project (Calif.)

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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 prece...

Phillips, Harlan B. (Harlan Buddington), 1920-

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Kingman, Dong, 1911-

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d. May 12, 2000. From the description of Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 81018659 Dong Kingman (1911-2000) was an American painter of Chinese heritage, known for his watercolors. Along with many other artists of his era he was a participating artist in the Works Progress Administration (WPA) created by the federal government to help support the arts. He received numerous awards and accolades, among them two...