https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm en-us 2017-05-20 19:27:35 UTC 2025-09-28 00:45:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/86018905/ec36b5acfab9a309f46f4bbd215912dbdb7d8eef/33aac15d51a8df6042c42b6e6738d9e0.png coursematerialbackup https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939686
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)]]> 2017-05-20 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939686 coursematerialbackup https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939687 Place your artwork post below]]> 2017-05-20 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939687 coursematerialbackup https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939688 Place your post about New Deal spending on arts projects here.]]> 2017-05-20 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939688 coursematerialbackup https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939689 2017-05-20 19:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/172939689 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177361571 This piece or art that I chose to talk about is called Festival by Daniel Celentano, an Italian American from the Uptown neighborhood called Italian Harlem. I chose this piece of art to represent the 1934's and the great depression because like its called the great depression most Americans back then either had no job lost their money in the stocks or had family members who had died in the war, and so the Italians as they are drawn in this art they were trying to take out some of the stress and depression away by having a regular festival to seek to get everyone back on track.]]> 2017-06-25 05:21:40 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177361571 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177361867 While reading the article "1934: The Art of the New Deal" I found that it is interesting that the government had spent so much time and money on paintings thinking to myself I am just wondering what were they thinking like was this going to make things better for people or how was this suppose to help. If the government would have paid more attention in the infrastructure America would have been more advanced than any other country back then with all that money that was spent on paintings, etc. a total of $1,184,000 in 1934 money it was huge. I just think that whoever was in power and decided to use the money for the paintings and such was depressed him or herself and that I agree that money could have been used for much more reason such as feeding people or even building technology and science.]]> 2017-06-25 05:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177361867 mcgratj1 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177381877 The piece of art I chose is called Lumber Industry by William Arthur Cooper. Cooper was born in Hillsboro, North Carolina. This piece shows a Tennessee sawmill that would produce raw tree trunks for building. While it looks like a thriving mill, the events of the Great Depression halted building leaving mills like this one closed and those who ran them without a means to make ends meat. I chose this piece because the Great Depression halted many businesses work and left many Americans without a way to make money for their families. ]]> 2017-06-25 18:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177381877 mcgratj1 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177383577 I agree that the money that the government used to pay the 3,749 artist they hired should've been used to pay for items that would help the country as a whole. All the while that the government was providing jobs for these artists, they were not providing jobs for the millions of laborers, farmers and business men that were put out of work due to the great depression. The government spent $1,184,000 on paintings that were created by these hired artists. That is a lot of money now, can you imagine how much all that money was worth back during the Great Depression? Where was the aid in helping laborers find jobs, or helping farmers protect their crop. Spending money of material possessions is not what was needed at that time. That $1,184,000 could've helped bail many people out of poverty by filtering it back into the economy and could've contributed to ending the Great Depression much sooner. ]]> 2017-06-25 19:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177383577 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177396267 The piece of art that I chose is called In the Barber Shop by Ilya Bolotowsky. I chose this piece because it shows how life was during the New Deal. After the Great Depression, life seemed to kind of go back to normal and it seemed as though it did not even happen. All of the colors in this picture show that life was good again. I like how there are people of all different ethnicities getting along in this piece of art. 



]]> 2017-06-25 23:41:42 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177396267 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177398301 I agree that there is no reason that tax payer money should have been spent on things like art and music. This is because American Yawp states that the New Deal was created to fix the crisis in America. I do not think that things like music and art are what money needs to be spent on during a crisis. The money needs to go towards more important things like food and economic stimulus. Money spent on music and art are only helping a small amount of people, but they should spend that money and things that would help the whole society. In one year $1,184,000 was spent on paintings. I think that is way too much money to be spending on one thing and it needs to be more spread out among people. ]]> 2017-06-26 00:11:14 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177398301 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177410194 i choose this image because i have stood in almost this same spot and take photos myself i will attach one to my next post. i think it show that there was still some progress made at this time and is a hopeful image of the future. FDR like the optimism of the image so much he hung it in the white house (Smithsonian.com)

 ]]> 2017-06-26 03:49:42 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177410194 https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177410604 i feel that the money spend on the artist was a good way to spend this money while not only supporting these artist it brought color and hope into these communities i would also add that whether this money being spent on artist or elsewhere it was still money that was put into the community and would be spent by the artist on something else ]]> 2017-06-26 03:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/coursematerialbackup/r90nf1f9vggm/wish/177410604