Painting the American Aspect

Created in the heart of the Great Depression the WPA supported thousands of artists thus some of the best scenes of the nation were created – some noble, some absurd – portraying the spirit of the 1930’s.  

Artists rediscovered their heritage – social history and creative genius in touch – the artists crossed the country painting the ravages of the depression, the dust bowl landscapes, the simple barns, the New York Bowery, industrial complexes, crowded ghettoes; all the art – human, native and alive.

In this slideshow with lecture, you will observe the works of the Regionalists and the social realists; Thomas Hart Benton, Ben Shahn, John Steuart Curry, Reginald Marsh, Raphael Soyer, Philip Evergood…