WPA Arts Project, stone carver at sculpture work shop in New York City...
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was a New Deal program established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 as a response to the high unemployment during the Great Depression. The program put people t... More
Archives of American Art - Alexander Finta - 3069
Finta holdin a sculpture relief.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Alex Finta Studio; Location: 1 Sheridan Ave. (Sculpture); Negative No: 3967-3; Date: 6/14/39; Photographer: Herman.
Archives of American Art - Alexander Finta with his sculpture - 2096
Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Alex Finta Studio; Location: 1 Sheridan Ave; (sculpture); Negative No: 3967-1; Date: 6/14/39; Photographer: Herman
Archives of American Art - Andrew Berger - 1967
Identification on verso (handwritten): Galin - portrait Bust, cast - rejected; Heroic size - completed April 16th, 1936; Andrew Berger, 521 Leham St., N.Y.
Archives of American Art - Angelo Racioppi - 2331
Racioppi working on a statue. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Neg. No.: 5355-6.
Archives of American Art - Angelo Racioppi - 2827
Racioppi working on a statue of "Columbus". Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Neg. No.:P-5355-15; Photog.: Bli... More
Archives of American Art - Angelo Racioppi - 2828
Racioppi working on a statue. Photographed for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New... More
Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371 CROPPED
Savage posing with her sculpture. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Art Service Project; 137 E. 57th Street, New York City; Location: 137th St. and Edgecombe Ave.; DAte: 6/10; Negative No. 106... More
Archives of American Art - Augusta Savage - 2371
Augusta Savage posing with her sculpture Realization, created as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Art Service Project; 137 E. 5... More
Archives of American Art - Cesare Stea - 2403
Stea working on a plaster mural. Photographed for the Works Projects Administration.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New Yor... More
Archives of American Art - Dina Melicov - 2273
Melicov working on a sculpture.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City WPA women at work, 110 King St., N.Y.C.; Date... More
Archives of American Art - Dina Melicov - 2892
Melicov working on a sculpture. Identification on verso, left (handwritten and stamped): Title: Standing Figure; Artist: Dina Melicov; Medium: sculpture Identification on verso, right(handwritten and stamped):F... More
Archives of American Art - Donal Hord - 2162
Hord standing outdoors with sculpture. Identification on verso (typewritten): F.A.P. photo by Jack Crawford, 1937. Hord and his sculpture,
Archives of American Art - Donal Hord - 3005
Identification on verso (typewritten): F.A.P. photo by Jack Crawford, 1937. Hord and Holger Cahill standing by unfinished
Archives of American Art - Enrico Glicenstein - 2123
Glicenstein at work on the carving in wood. Public domain photograph of wood sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Archives of American Art - Enrico Glicenstein - 3045
Enrico Glicenstein at work carving "Mandolin Player". Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): New York City W.P.A. Art Project; Photography Division; 110 King Street Neg. No.: 5238-3; Photog.: Becke... More
Archives of American Art - Eugenie Gershoy - 2120
Gershoy with her animal sculptures at a gallery exhibit.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 215 East 42nd Street; New York City Opening of Gall... More
Archives of American Art - Federal Art Project Artists - 3006
Identification on verso (tyypewritten): F.A.P. photo by Jack Crawford, 1937. Officials and artists of the F.A.P. L to R Thyrsis Field, Holger Cahill, S. Macdonald-Wright, Nelson Partridge, Joseph Danysh, Pat ... More
Archives of American Art - Francisco P. Lord - 2242
Lord working on a clay model of his sculpture "Seated Figure". Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York CityLocation:... More
Archives of American Art - Frank Nagy - 2298
Nagy at work on a scale model of a sculpture. Identification on verso (handwritten): Frank Nagy, 4-12 - Astoria Ave, Astoria, L.I.; Identification on verso (stamped): Pinchos Horn, Photographer Identification o... More
Archives of American Art - Frank Nagy - 2861
Nagy at work on a scale model of a sculpture Identification on verso (handwritten): Frank Nagy, 4-12 - Astoria Ave, Astoria, L.I. Identification on verso (stamped): Pinchos Horn, Photographer Identification on ... More
Archives of American Art - Helen Gaulois - 2116
Gaulois stands next to statue, tool in hand. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Photos of Helen Gaulois in her studio; Location: 136 E. 57 St.; Date: 2/24/38; Negative No: 2789-1; Photographer: Von Urban.
Archives of American Art - Helen Gaulois - 3053
Shows Gaulois in her studio with her sculpture. Identification on verso, right (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 215 East 42nd Street; New York City Location: 136 E. ... More
Archives of American Art - Henry W. Bannarn - 1950
Bannarn working on a sculpture for the WPA Federal Art Project. Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): 23333-D, New York, New York Henry Bannarn, negro sculptor of the N.Y.C. WPA Art Project and a... More
Archives of American Art - Henry W. Bannarn - 3156
Bannarn standing with sculpture.Identification on accompanying label (typewritten):23334-D, New York, New York Henry Bannarn, negro sculptor of the N.Y.C. WPA Art Project and a teacher at the Harlem Community ... More
Archives of American Art - Irene Emery - 3269
Identification on verso (handwritten): Irene Emery carving wall of sun bath at Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children at Hot Springs. Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): Photo by Federal ... More
Archives of American Art - Jeno Juszko - 2186
Juszko working on a bust of General Thomas. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Casting in bronze of Bust of Ge... More
Archives of American Art - Jeno Juszko - 2973
Juszko standing next to a bust of a general. Identification on verso (stamped): Pinchos Horn, Photographer Identification on verso (handwritten): Jasko 59 E. 59 St.
Archives of American Art - Jeno Juszko - 2974
Juszko working on bust of General Grant. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Negative No.: 3646-1; Jusko's Studi... More
Archives of American Art - Jeno Juszko - 2975
Juszko working on bust of General Grant. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Negative No.: 3646-3; Date: 2/11/39... More
Archives of American Art - Jose De Rivera - 2059 CROPPED
Photograph of Jose De Rivera taken for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso, left(handwritten and stamped): Title: "Flight"; Artist: Jose Ruiz de Rivera
Archives of American Art - Jose De Rivera - 2059
Photograph of Jose De Rivera taken for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso, left(handwritten and stamped): Title: "Flight"; Artist: Jose Ruiz de Rivera
Archives of American Art - Joseph Hovell - 2165
Hovell working on sculpture bust of "Maimonides". Identification on verso (handwritten): Maimonides [?] figure bust, completed - Jan. 6 - 1936. Hovell, Joseph 154 West 57th
Archives of American Art - Josephine Frankel Levy - 2229
Levy working on her sculpture "The Wrestlers" Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Location: W.P.A. women at Wor... More
Archives of American Art - Lillian Shaw - 2385
Shaw painting for the WPA, Federal Art Project. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Location: W.P.A. Women at Wo... More
Archives of American Art - Margaret Marshall - 2265
Marshall working on a sculpture in plaster.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City W.P.A. Women at Work; Date: 4/26/3... More
Archives of American Art - Milton Horn - 2163 CROPPED
Horn standing before his sculpture, holding a chisel and mallet. Identification on verso (typewritten): Artists at Work on Sculpture for Seward Park High School, Essex, Grand and Ludlow Sts. NYCLocation: Girls'... More
Archives of American Art - Milton Horn - 2163
Horn standing before his sculpture, holding a chisel and mallet. Identification on verso (typewritten): Artists at Work on Sculpture for Seward Park High School, Essex, Grand and Ludlow Sts. NYCLocation: Girls'... More
Archives of American Art - Milton Horn - 3003
Horn working on a sculpture for the WPA Federal Art Project. Identification on verso (handwritten): Panel for Seward Park H.S. in progress Milton Horn,131 Water St - N.Y.C.
Archives of American Art - Milton Horn - 3004
Milton working on scuplture for WPA. Identification on verso (handwritten): Panel for Seward Park H.S. in progress; Milton Horn 131 Water St.-N.Y.C.
Archives of American Art - Milton Horn - 3275
Identification on verso (typewritten): Artist at Work on Sculpture for Seward Park High School, Essex, Grand and Ludlow Sts., NYC. Location: Entrance to Girl's Gym; Title: Girls' in Sports; Medium: Wood-carving... More
Archives of American Art - Moissaye Marans - 2261
Marans standing next to a sculpture, photographed for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on accompanying label (handwritten and typewritten): Sculptor: Marans, Moissaye; 252 Fulton St. Bklyn, NY.
Archives of American Art - Oliver LaGrone - 2214
LaGrone in his studio. Identification on verso (handwritten): Oliver LaGrone WPA Sculptor.
Archives of American Art - Patrociño Barela - 3264
Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Title of Subject: Patrocino Barela & son with several sculptures; Address: New Mexico.
Archives of American Art - Patrociño Barela - 3265
Identification on verso (handwritten): Patrocino Barela and his father, and son. Please return to: New Mexico Art Program WPA; 308 San Francisco Street; Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Archives of American Art - Patrociño Barela - 3266
Identification on verso (typewritten): Patrocino Barela, with four wood carvings and his little son. This humble day laborer of New Mexico, is the most dramatic discovery made in American Art for the past sev... More
Archives of American Art - Patrociño Barela - 3267
Patrociño Barela at work on a wood carving in his studio.
Archives of American Art - Raymond Turner - 2418
Turner working on sculpture of Christopher Columbus. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Neg. No.: 5183-1; Photog... More
Archives of American Art - Richmond Barthe - 1952
Richmond Barthe at work on a sculpture of Lincoln and an African American slave for the New York City WPA Art Project.<be>Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): New York City W.P.A. Art Project, Pho... More
Archives of American Art - Romuald Kraus - 2208
Kraus working on sculpture for the WPA Federal Art Project.Identification on verso (stamped): Pinchos Horn Photographer Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): Sculpture for the Evander Childs High ... More
Archives of American Art - Romuald Kraus - 2954
Kraus standing behind finished sculpture. Identification on accompanying label (typewritten): Sculpture for the: Evander Childs High School, 800 Gunhill Road, Bronx, N.Y. Location: Library; Title: Girl with Fau... More
Archives of American Art - Roy E. King - 2198
King working on the sculpture, Honor. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York City Sculpture; Location: 6 E. 39th St.... More
Archives of American Art - Salvatore Reina - 2340
Reina working on a relief, photographed for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York Cit... More
Archives of American Art - Sculpture workshop in New York sponsored by...
Photograph taken in New York City, during the Federal Art Project, shows sculptors in a sculpture workshop.
Archives of American Art - Sculpture workshop of the Federal Art Proje...
A sculpture workshop in New York City during the Federal Art Project. Identification on verso reads (handwritten): Sculptors at work in workshop- 12th floor, G East 39th Street.
Archives of American Art - Selma Burke - 2007
Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington. Identification on verso: Portrait Bust, Booker T. Washington; 63 W. 11; P.H. 49 e.; Selma Burke, 108 West 16th St. N.Y.
Archives of American Art - Selma Burke - 3130
Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York City Samuel Huntington H. School, 109th Ave, Union Hall; Location: Jamaica; ... More
Archives of American Art - Thomas Gaetano Lo Medico - 2240
Lo Medico working on sculpture, photographed for the Works Progress Administration. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; Ne... More
Archives of American Art - Thomas Lo Medico - 3259
LoMedico works on a sculpture. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 235 East 42nd Street; New York City Sculpture; Location: LoMedico 400 W 23rd ... More
Archives of American Art - Vincent Glinsky - 2124
Glinsky with a sculpture for the Works Progress Administration.Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): Federal Art Project W.P.A.; Photographic Division; 110 King Street; New York City Negative No.:... More
Archives of American Art - Willard Newman Hirsch - 2154
Hirsch working on sculptures. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): New York City W.P.A. Art Project; Photography Division; 110 King Street Artist: Willard Hirsch.
Archives of American Art - Willard Newman Hirsch - 3019
Hirsch working on sculptures. Identification on verso (handwritten and stamped): New York City W.P.A. Art Project; Photography Division; 110 King Street Artist: Willard Hirsch.
Artist Oliver LaGrone with mallet and "Mercy" model, from- Archives of...
LaGrone, WPA sculptor, University of New Mexico, 1930s. Identification on verso (handwritten): Oliver LaGrone WPA Sculptor.
Brooklyn Museum - Ballerina - Chaim Gross
Picryl description: Public domain photo of wooden sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Peace and Harvest Harvest
"Harvest" of the Peace and Harvest statue pair, in front of the Becker Building at the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets, Peoria, Illinois. Background, left to right: AT&T Peoria Jefferson telephone central... More
Peace and Harvest Peace
"Peace" of the Peace and Harvest statue pair, in front of the Becker Building at the corner of Main and Jefferson Streets, Peoria, Illinois. Background, left to right: east and west of the Twin Towers.
"Mercy" sculpture by Oliver LaGrone in UNM Hospitals, Albuquerque
Color photo of sculpture "Mercy" by Oliver LaGrone, 1937, a Works Progress Administration project for the Carrie Tingley children's hospital in Hot Springs (subsequently renamed Truth or Consequences), New Mex... More
Jeno-Juszko-WPA-1939
Photograph of sculptor Jeno Juszko with his bronze bust of General George Henry Thomas, one of five busts of Civil War generals commissioned for the crypt of Grant's Tomb as part of the WPA renovation
420Louis
Digital photograph of Louis Pasteur statue, San Rafael High School
Donal Hord - Mexican Beggar - front view
Mexican Beggar About 1935–1939; Columbia marble Donal Hord; born Prentice, WI 1902; died San Diego, CA 1966. Note: the piece was part of a WPA project and has a WPA mark on the bottom.
Louis Pasteur statue, San Rafael High School
Digital photograph of Louis Pasteur statue, San Rafael High School
Louis Pasteur statue, San Rafael High School (crop)
Digital photograph of Louis Pasteur statue, San Rafael High School
De Anza Relief 20090821 A
Riverside, California bas relief of Juan Bautista de Anza's 1875 colonizing expedition, designed by Dorr Bothwell and executed by Sherry Peticolas
King City HS Robert Stanton Theater
Stitched-together image made from four original photographs of the facade of the King City High School theater in King City, California. Building was finished as a WPA project in 1939. Architect was Robert St... More
Bas reliefs by Marguerite Louis Blasingame, Board of Water Supply Engi...
Created on behalf of the federally funded Works Progress Administration (WPA). It depicts stories about the discovery and use of water involving the god Kane and Kaneloa.
Selma-Burke-WPA-1935
Photograph of Selma Burke with her portrait bust of Booker T. Washington. Identification on verso: Portrait Bust, Booker T. Washington; 63 W. 11; P.H. 49 e.; Selma Burke, 108 West 16th St. N.Y.