Description: Unknown East Coast artist. WPA era social realism carved wooden sculpture. Highly stylized Art Deco female figure. Circa 1930s. 4 x 5 x 8 inches. The Federal Art Project (1935–1943) was a New Deal program to fund the visual arts in the United States. Under national director Holger Cahill, it was one of five Federal Project Number One projects sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), and the largest of the New Deal art projects. It was created not as a cultural activity, but as a relief measure to employ artists and artisans to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. The WPA Federal Art Project established more than 100 community art centers throughout the country, researched and documented American design, commissioned a significant body of public art without restriction to content or subject matter, and sustained some 10,000 artists and craft workers during the Great Depression. Emotive piece with great patina! Shipping will be via UPS. Please see our other listings. Charak Modern Design.
Price: 550 USD
Location: Highland Park, Illinois
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Originality: Original
Type: Sculpture
Year of Production: 1930
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Style: Art Deco
Production Technique: Carving
Subject: Figures
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1925-1949
