- State:
- WASHINGTON-DC
- Site Type:
- Art Works, Sculptures, Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Smithsonian American Art Museum holds hundreds of works from the New Deal’s art programs: Public Works of Art Project, Section of Fine Arts, Treasury Relief Art Project, and Federal Art Project.
These artworks are mostly in storage, but at any time there may be several New Deal paintings and sculptures on display in special exhibitions.
Much of the Smithsonian’s New Deal collection can found found online, too. This search generated 520 results: https://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?fq=data_source%3A%22Smithsonian+American+Art+Museum%22&q=federal+art+project&gfq=CSILP_1
Source notes
“1934: A New Deal for Artists,” Smithsonian American Art Museum (accessed September 8, 2020).
Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on September 19, 2020.
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: Gershoy Sculptures - Washington DC
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