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I believe that in a time of great struggle when so many people are living on the streets that money should not have been there for Arts programs during this time period because the fact of the matter is that it wasn't there. I think that blowing money of programs that are only created for entertainment should only be allowed from government spending if necessary. The government should provide the necessary means to live to citizens over all others. Meaning, the most necessary would be infrastructure in my opinion.

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Ivan Albright: The Farmer's Kitchen, 1934 (Elliott Ward)

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Ivan Albright: The Farmer's Kitchen, 1934 (Elliott Ward)

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The reason that decided to go with this image is because this image represents the life of a farmer or pretty much anyone who lived in a rural low-income area.  The reason I believe this image has power behind it is because it shows a typical person after what seems to be a hard days work.  Even when he gets home he still has work left to do and does it all while barely making enough money to live on.  The look on the man's face in this image tells it all in how many Americans felt during this "New Deal" period in American History.

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I agree that taxpayers money during this time should have been going to immediate emergencies and relief efforts that assisted struggling Americans. Unfortunately largely due to the New Deal taxpayers hard earned money was being spent on music, art projects and other unnecessary entertainment industries. This neglect towards americas needs at the time lead to the great depression ,known as the ultimate American crisis.

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Cullen Turner- John Cunning: Manhattan Skyline, 1934

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Cullen Turner- John Cunning: Manhattan Skyline, 1934

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I chose this piece, Manhattan Skyline by John Cunning because I thought it was a great representation of New York City, the mecca of The United States. I believe it represents small working class individuals doing the difficult task of shoveling snow of a large industrial building, as the skyscrapers and elitists of New York overlook.

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I agree that taxpayers money should be spent on the immediate emergencies and things that make a lasting difference. This is because back in the 20's and 30's many people were struggling very hard and they need their hard earned money to go towards things that are going to benefit them. Things like art and music are not important at all in a time of struggle. It just blows my mind how in a time of such need and struggle they could take money away from food relief and the infrastructure and put it towards art and music. Art and music has only one benefit, and that is to add a little bit of enjoyment to people's lives. But things like food relief could actually save people's lives and that is much more important.

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The name of the piece is "Gold is Where you Find It" and it was created by Tyrone Comfort is 1934. I chose this piece because it really shows just how hard people had to work back then. People back in the 20's and 30's had to work much harder for a living than people do now. This is because without all the modern equipment and machinery, things like mining for gold would be much more difficult. As you can see in this piece of artwork, the guy mining is clearly in shape and very muscular. Now if you look at a gold miner today, they would probably way less in shape and maybe chubby. This is because they probably just sit in an excavator all day instead of working very hard like the man depicted in this image.

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Place your post about New Deal spending on arts projects here.

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Place your artwork post below

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Make TWO posts:

ONE:
- Choose one of the pieces of art on the Smithsonian Gallery (http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/online/1934/index.html) that you think represents some facet of American life during the Great Depression or the New Deal well.
Post:
- A screen shot of the image
- The name of the piece and the artist
- A description of why you chose it, including how you think it connects with the experience of American life during this time (tied to some kind of evidence)
- Include the topic and your name in the heading of your post (example: The 3 Rs - Wade Merrill)

TWO:
- Make a new post responding to the following:
The Great Depression was the ultimate American crisis. If government funds had to be spent on New Deal relief efforts, all of that money should have gone towards things that solved immediate emergencies or made a lasting difference: food relief, infrastructure, economic stimulus, etc. There is no reason tax payer money should have been spent on things like art and music. Tie your opnion to evidence from course materials.
- Place your post near the bottom prompt and include whether you agree or disagree in the title (example: Agree - Wade Merrill)