- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Arts Project (FAP), Arts Programs, Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)
- Artist:
- Eugenie Gershoy
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Smithsonian American Art Museum contains hundreds of New Deal artworks. Some are on permanent display, many are not. Of those, some are brought out for specific exhibitions from time to time.
One permanent display on New Deal art features Eugenie Gershoy’s sculptures, “Goddess of Fertility” and New Deal artists at work. There is a nice plaque acknowledging the Public Works of Art Project and the Federal Arts Project and the thousands of artworks produced under those New Deal arts programs.
Source notes
Adler, J. (June 2009). 1934: The Art of the New Deal. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2019 from: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/1934-the-art-of-the-new-deal-132242698/
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Lily Furedi, Subway. Retrieved Dec. 23, 2019 from: https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/subway-8731
Lily Furedi. Wikimedia. Retrieved from:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subway,_Furedi,_1934.jpg
Site originally submitted by Gray Brechin on April 12, 2020.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
At this Location:
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Turner Mural - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Repairs - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Boulton Murals - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Furedi Mural - Washington DC
- Smithsonian American Art Museum: Collections - Washington DC
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