The Artists of the WPA

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Location
New York, NY 10010
Dates

Sale Starts

Thu
Jan 29
12pm

Sale Ends

Thu
Jan 29
Designer Unknown, USA Work Program, circa 1936.
Designer Unknown, USA Work Program, circa 1936.
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In hard times Americans are at their best when they come together rather than turn against one another. During the New Deal programs workers, designers, artists, and government administrators pooled sources and strengthened the nation’s infrastructure with elegant design and beautiful decoration. This was a time, when put to the test, mastery of skills and ideas were honed by those involved. The Artist of the WPA auction at Swann Galleries will open the 2026 season on Thursday, January 29, bringing together a selection of artwork by the artists that participated in these New Deal programs.

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Seymour Fogel, New York No. 1, 1936.
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