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When art coaxed the soul of America back to life

By Sheila D. Collins Writing in the New York Times recently, art critic Holland Cotter lamented the fact that the current billionaire-dominated market system, “is shaping every aspect of art in the city; not just how artists live, but also what kind of art is made, and how art is presented in the media and in museums.”

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From: The Atlantic Cities: When Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia established the New York City Housing Authority in 1934, it was the first municipal housing authority in the United States. The new agency was soon tasked with spending New Deal funds to clear out slums and build government-operated apartments. With public housing still a new concept in America, it was important to promote it to those who could qualify. NYCHA commissioned artists to design posters that promoted slum clearance and the value of newly constructed housing. The posters consistently use an aesthetic that reflected the architecture of the projects, with modernist typefaces and geometrically based illustrations. Like much of 1930s modernism, there's a sense of confidence in the design, showing the failures of the past and present while presenting the viewer a better, purer future ahead. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. The Slums, Works Progress Administration, Wpa Posters, Infant Mortality, Retro Art Prints, Vintage Advertising Posters, Library Of Congress, Vintage Travel Posters, Retro Art
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The Slums

From: The Atlantic Cities: When Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia established the New York City Housing Authority in 1934, it was the first municipal housing authority in the United States. The new agency was soon tasked with spending New Deal funds to clear out slums and build government-operated apartments. With public housing still a new concept in America, it was important to promote it to those who could qualify. NYCHA commissioned artists to design posters that promoted slum clearance…

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New Deal of the Day: Women and the WPA (part 2 of 10): Artists Women Painters, Wpa Posters, Gallery Poster, Art Galleries Design, Retro Art Prints, Vintage Advertising Posters, Art Exhibition Posters, Classic Movie Posters, Support Women
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Women and the WPA (part 2 of 10): Artists

The WPA offered many job opportunities for artistically-minded women: Painting, writing, sculpting, art instruction, performing arts, and more. Above: This WPA poster promotes an exhibition of art created by women. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Above: In the late 1930s, WPA artist Lenore Thomas created this "Mother and Child" sculpture in Greenbelt, Maryland. Photo by Brent McKee. Above: Women performing in a WPA Theatre dance production. Photo…

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