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author: American Museum of Natural History

WPA Art Show (Exhibition)
birth: 1940 October 10
death: 1940 October 17
Exhibition. Opened October 10, 1940 and closed October 17, 1940. Located in the Education Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. The WPA Art Show featured representational works from the New York City WPA Art Project and was sponsored by the Department of Education.
Summary
The WPA Art Show featured representational works from the New York City WPA Art Project and was sponsored by the Department of Education and curator Charles Russell.
The show included (1):
*50 watercolors
*30 oil paintings
*41 graphic prints
*30 Index of American Art Design Plates
*5 portable murals including Ilya Bolotowsky's "Abstraction" and Herbert Pelkinson's "Eastside"
*19 posters
*Woodcuts
*Lithographs
*Silkscreen prints
*Sculptures
*Etchings
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.