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Recommended Readings
Abbott, Berenice,
New York in the Thirties
An invaluable photographic document of 1930s New York life, Abbott took
the photographs in this book while employed by the WPA.
(Dover Publications, 1973, c1939)
770.92 Abbott Y
Bustard, Bruce I.
A New Deal for the Arts
Created as a catalog in conjunction with the 1997 National Archives and
Records Administration exhibit by the same name, this easy to read book
explains many of the key concepts behind WPA art.
(NARA, University of Washington Press, 1997)
700.973 B
Cahill, Holger
New Horizons in American Art
Curated by Holger Cahill, National Director of the Federal Art Project,
this exhibit catalogue features a survey of WPA artwork from around the
country.
(MOMA, 1936)
708.1 N565N
DeNoon, Christopher,
introduction by Francis V. O’Connor
Posters of the WPA
This book contains full color reproductions of WPA posters, many of which
the New York Graphic Division created.
(Wheatley Press/University of Washington Press, 1987)
741.0973 D
McKinzie, Richard
D.
The New Deal for Artists
McKinzie presents a thorough historical context for the WPA.
(Princeton UP, 1973)
709.73 M158 n
O’Connor, Francis
V., editor
The New Deal Art Projects: An Anthology of Memoirs
A collection of verbal recollections this book recreates the WPA days
through narrative.
(Smithsonian Institution Press, 1972)
R 709.73 N5319
O’Connor, Francis
V., editor
WPA Art for the Millions: Essays from the 1930s by Artists and Administrators
of the WPA
Focusing on various aspects of the WPA from the Artist Union to the Federal
Art Project this book is an excellent primary source, containing more
than 50 essays.
(New York Graphic Society, 1973)
709.73 A
Park, Marlene and
Gerald E. Markowitz
New Deal for Art: The Government Art Projects of the 1930s with Examples
from New York City and State
This book includes a listing of extant public WPA murals, reliefs and
sculptures in the five boroughs and throughout New York State.
(Brodock Press Inc., 1977)
R 709.73 P |
