Art Deco 101: Murals of the New Deal Era Video Event
In this recorded video presentation––which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home at a time that best fits your schedule––educator and Art Deco expert, Kathleen Murphy Skolnik, continues ADSNY's Art Deco 101 series with an exploration of the expressive murals of the New Deal Era––an important aspect of the United States' Art Deco heritage.
In this video event we see how, soon after the inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt as president in 1933, Congress began enacting legislation to establish a series of federally funded programs intended to put unemployed Americans, including artists, back to work.
The murals and other art created under these government employment programs are often referred to as “WPA art,” a reference to the Works Progress Administration. In this beautifully illustrated presentation, Skolnik will dive into how the Federal Art Project of the WPA was only one of several valuable work relief programs for artists during the New Deal era. Together, we examine these significant programs, discuss the differences between them, and provide examples of beautiful murals created for schools, post offices, airports, and other public and government buildings under each of them.
This recorded video event includes the original PowerPoint––with wonderful images that you will be able to see directly on your computer screen, tablet, or mobile device.
About the Speaker:
Kathleen Murphy Skolnik teaches art and architectural history at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois and leads seminars on Art Deco design at the Newberry Library, a private research library also in Chicago. She is the co-author of The Art Deco Murals of Hildreth Meière and a contributor to the recently published Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America. Her articles have appeared in ADSNY's Art Deco New York journal and she currently serves on ADSNY's Advisory Board.
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