Federal Art Project — The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression era New Deal WPA Federal One program in the United States. It operated from August 29, 1935 until June 30, 1943. Reputed to have created more than 200,000 separate… …   Wikipedia
 
Federal Art Project —    The Federal Art Project was established as part of the Works Progress Administration under Federal One to provide work for artists. By 1936, it employed 6,000 people, more than half of them directly producing works of art, including more than… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era 
 
WPA Federal Art Project — Extensive visual arts project, part of the Works Progress Administration established by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression. It employed artists with a wide range of experience and styles and had great influence on subsequent U.S.… …   Universalium
 
Federal Writers' Project — The Federal Writers Project (FWP) was a United States federal government project to fund written work and support writers during the Great Depression. It was part of the Works Projects Administration, a New Deal program. It was one of a group of… …   Wikipedia
 
Federal Theatre Project — The Federal Theatre Project (FTP) was a New Deal project to fund theatre and other live artistic performances in the United States during the Great Depression. It was one of five Federal One projects sponsored by the Works Projects Administration …   Wikipedia
 
Public Works of Art Project — ▪ United States federal arts project       first of the U.S. federal art programs conceived as part of the New Deal during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Its purpose was to prove the feasibility of government patronage. It was organized in… …   Universalium
 
Public Works of Art Project — The Public Works of Art Project was a program to employ artists, as part of the New Deal, during the Great Depression. It was the first such program, running from December 1933 to June 1934. It was headed by Edward Bruce, under the United States… …   Wikipedia
 
Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) — First of the U.S. federal art programs conceived as part of the New Deal during the Great Depression. Organized in 1933, it provided work to thousands of unemployed artists. PWAP projects (many of which were left unfinished) included some 7,000… …   Universalium
 
Federal One — (ou Federal Project Number One) était le nom générique d un groupe de projets culturels mis en place par la Work Projects Administration, dans le cadre du New Deal, dans les États Unis des années 1930. L objectif était de soutenir l activité des… …   Wikipédia en Français
 
WPA Federal Theatre Project — ▪ United States history  national theatre project sponsored and funded by the U.S. government as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Founded in 1935, it was the first federally supported theatre in the United States. Its purpose was… …   Universalium