The Federal Art Project (1935-43) was a New Deal program to fund the visual arts in the United States. It was sponsored by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and was created as a relief measure to employ artists and artisans to create murals, easel paintings, sculpture, graphic art, posters, photography, theatre scenic design, and arts and crafts. The WPA Federal Art Project established more than 100 community art centers throughout the country,...