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Preserve the talent of artists who found themselves unemployed, or in positions of work unrelated to art due to the Great Depression (Federal Art Project, 1936).

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The purpose of the Federal Art Project as designed by Holger Cahill, WPA/FPA director, was to promote the growth  of American art while bringing together communities (Russo, 2011). Heather Becker, author of Art for the People, describes the WPA’s acknowledging that art brings people together and fosters social change.

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- By February 15, 1936 4,300 artists were employed under the Federal Arts Project, with projects expected to employee 6.077 artists approved (Federal Art Project, 1936).
- Because of the FAP hundreds of schools, hospitals, and public buildings received works of art including murals, sculptors, paintings and prints (Federal Arts Project, 1936).

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One of the largest state programs of the FAP was located in Illinois

The  Illinois Federal Arts Project employed over  775 artists and administrators between 1935 and 1943 (Chicago Public Library, 2021)

Nearly 500 murals were created in Chicago public schools during the Great Depression as a result of the FAP (Becker, 2002).

These New Deal murals provided insight into American culture at the time of the Great Depression (Roosevelt University, 2021).

Many artists hired as a result of the Illinois FAP overcame barriers regarding racial, ethnic,  and gender discrimination (Roosevelt University, 2021).

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“Community Life of Oak Park in the 19th Century”

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“Community Life of Oak Park in the 19th Century”

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Artists: Emmanuel Jacobson and Ralf Henricksen
This mural located in an elementary school is meant to depict a day in the life during the 19th century. The mural shows people staying warm around a wooden stove and illustrates the racial segregation of the time.

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“Women’s Contribution to American Progress” 

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“Women’s Contribution to American Progress” 

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Artist: Edward Millman
This mural located in a Illinois high school was meant to pay tribute to influential women in American history as well as highlight the struggles of black enslaved women (Davis. 2019).

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Becker, H. (2002). Art for the people: The rediscovery and preservation of progressive- and WPA-era murals in the chicago public schools, 1904-1943. Chronicle Books.

Chicago Public Library. (n.d). Retrieved February 12, 2021. Works progress administration. Federal art project. Illinois art project. https://www.chipublib.org/works-progress-administration-federal-art-project-illinois-art-project/

Daston, C. (2019). These depression-era Chicago school murals sparked debate about art and politics. NPR. https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/08/27/754387951/these-depression-era-chicago-school-murals-sparked-debates-about-art-and-politics

Federal Art Project. (1936). Report on art projects. federal art project . february 15, 1936

Roosevelt University.  (n.d.). Retrieved February 12, 2021. New deal art. https://www.roosevelt.edu/centers/new-deal-studies/history-fair/new-deal-art

Russo, J. E. (2011). From the ground up: Holger cahill and the promotion of american art (Order No. 3478787). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (903968395). Retrieved from https://unr.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www-proquest-com.unr.idm.oclc.org/dissertations-theses/ground-up-holger-cahill-promotion-american-art/docview/903968395/se-2?accountid=452