Culture,  Sculpture

WPA

Works Progress Administration (WPA) was created in the 1930’s during the Great Depression to help employ folks, including artists to draw, paint, document and create our nation’s public art and public works in general, like bridges and highways. Hey, here’s a concept maybe worth repeating.

American Youth, by Florian Durzynski, 1937 Wentworth School. Photo Univ of Chicago

There was an exhibit this fall at the University of Kentucky of many of these works.

Sadly a well known sculptor, Robert Graham, has just died. His sculptures were used for the Franklin Roosevelt Memorial in DC. This is a wonderful memorial to see at night.

I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.