Horatio C. Forjohn Defense Steel art print, 1932
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6070Date:
circa 1932Image Description:
"Defense Steel" print by Horatio C. Forjohn. Product of WPA Art Program.The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive work-relief effort. In its peak years, 1936 to 1938, the FAP employed 5,000 artists across the country, at a salary of $95 a month. They created murals, sculptures and paintings, taught community art classes to millions, and produced 2 million posters from 35,000 designs at a cost of about a dime each.