Record #:

18493

Author(s):

Jones, Marilyn

Abstract:

One approach to putting people back to work during the Great Depression was commissioning artists to paint murals on federal buildings. Artists were chosen not on need but through anonymous competitions. The program ran from 1934 to 1943. During that time over 1,300 murals and 300 sculptures were commissioned nationwide. The article contains a list of post offices in the state where murals can still be viewed and buildings that were destroyed along with the murals.

Source:

Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 45 Issue 1, Jan 2013, p16, il

Subject(s):

Great Depression; Murals--Post offices; New Deal, 1933-1939--North Carolina--History--Artists

Record #:

41267

Author(s):

Stepp, Lauren

Abstract:

During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt introduced the Works Progress Administration. This brought about jobs for artists, specifically the commission of several thousand murals that depicted everyday life.

Source:

Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 15 Issue 4, April 2018, p70

Subject(s):

Murals--Post offices; Art and society; Appalachia; New Deal, 1933-1939; Great Depression; Works Progress Administration