Advocating for New Deal Art

New Deal art programs ushered in a watershed decade for American art. From 1933 to 1943, federal art programs hired tens of thousands of unemployed artists, producing over 200,000 artworks, and temporarily making the federal government the single largest patron… read more

Quilts Embody the New Deal, Practically and Symbolically

During the Great Depression, quiltmaking was a popular activity among Americans. Every smalltown and big city newspaper published a quilt pattern column; over 25,000 Americans entered quilts in the massive Sears Century of Progress quilt contest in hopes of winning… read more

IN OTHER NEWS

Our Northwest Coordinator Judith Kenny produced the second video in a planned series, “Mapping New Deal Oregon,” funded by the Kinsman Foundation. The CCC’s Legacy at Eagle Creek Recreation Area does a fine job of showing off the popular park and its… read more