Smithsonian American Art Museum, from US Dept. of Labor image and words quoted from https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanartmuseum/3382370658/in/pool-1934/
In #DECEMBER 1933
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‘Snow Shovelers’ #JacobGetlarSmith (1898-1958) Oil on canvas 1934
‘Many artists went out into the cold to find subjects after the [#PublicWorksofArtProject] #PWAP began in December 1933. Jacob Getlar Smith found men hired by the government’s new work ➡️
!['Many artists went out into the cold to find subjects after the PWAP began in [Dec] 1933. …Smith found men hired by the government’s new work relief program, the Civil Works Administration, to shovel snow from the streets & park paths of [NYC]. Some ... shovelers sport crisp fedoras & warm overcoats while others wear battered caps & ragged coats; some have practical boots while others wear shoes more suited to office work. Men used to physical labor stride along vigorously; those accustomed to sitting behind desks walk more slowly, bowed with weariness after a morning spent clearing snow. Black & white, poor & middle class—all had lost their jobs to the Great Depression. Smith showed them gathered into the ranks of the New Deal social programs that offered them all the means to get through the winter. A boy pulling a sled walks alongside the men, a reminder of the families who looked to these men for their support.'
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'Many artists went out into the cold to find subjects after the PWAP began in [Dec] 1933. …Smith found men hired by the government’s new work relief program, the Civil Works Administration, to shovel snow from the streets & park paths of [NYC]. Some ... shovelers sport crisp fedoras & warm overcoats while others wear battered caps & ragged coats; some have practical boots while others wear shoes more suited to office work. Men used to physical labor stride along vigorously; those accustomed to sitting behind desks walk more slowly, bowed with weariness after a morning spent clearing snow. Black & white, poor & middle class—all had lost their jobs to the Great Depression. Smith showed them gathered into the ranks of the New Deal social programs that offered them all the means to get through the winter. A boy pulling a sled walks alongside the men, a reminder of the families who looked to these men for their support.' https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanartmuseum/3382370658/in/pool-1934/
The #WINTER of 1933-1934 - the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP)
‘Snow Shovellers’ Jacob Getlar Smith (1898-1958) Oil on canvas
Smithsonian American Art Museum. Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor. 1934.
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#JacobGetlarSmith #PWAP #AmericanArt #CWA #TheNewDeal
Smithsonian American Art Museum, from US Dept. of Labor image and words quoted from https://www.flickr.com/photos/americanartmuseum/3382370658/in/pool-1934/
In #DECEMBER 1933
🧵👇
‘Snow Shovelers’ #JacobGetlarSmith (1898-1958) Oil on canvas 1934
‘Many artists went out into the cold to find subjects after the [#PublicWorksofArtProject] #PWAP began in December 1933. Jacob Getlar Smith found men hired by the government’s new work ➡️
