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“Recreational Activities” (1937) by Edna Hershman for the Nurses Recreation Room in Roosevelt Hospital, North Brother Island. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenArtists #NewDeal #WPA #PublicArt #TBT
"Children at Work and Play" (1939) by Helen West Heller for Ward #2 in Neponsit Beach Hospital, Queens. #TBT #WPA #NewDeal #PublicArt #PublicHospitals #PublicDesign @NYCHealthSystem
"Evolution of Music & Musical Instruments" (1938) by Lucienne Bloch for George Washington High School, Manhattan. #WomensHistoryMonth #PublicArt #Murals #WPA #PublicSchools #PublicDesign #TBT
If at first you don’t succeed! The first two designs submitted for the sculpture of "Justice" on the Bronx Borough Courthouse were rejected by the Art Commission. The final design by Jules Edouard Roiné was approved in 1910 and is now a designated NYC Landmark! #intheBronx #TBT
“Recreational Activities” (1937) by Edna Hershman for the Nurses Recreation Room in Roosevelt Hospital, North Brother Island. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenArtists #NewDeal #WPA #PublicArt #TBT
If at first you don't succeed! / A statue of "Justice" for the Bronx Borough Courthouse was disapproved by the Art Commission 3 times before the final version by Jules Édouard Roiné was approved in 1910. #Bronx #Justice #LoveNYCLandmarks #PublicArt #TBT
Many of the WPA/FAP public artworks (including murals, sculptures & mosaics) touched upon the subject of labor, in its many forms, as a source of inspiration. #LaborDay #PublicArt #PublicDesign #WorksProgressAdministraion #WPA #NewDeal
The Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project (WPA/FAP) was part of FDR’s New Deal to stimulate the economy & create jobs during the Great Depression. The FAP employed thousands of artists between 1935- 1943 to create artworks for public spaces. (1/2)
#ThankYouNurses for taking great care to keep us safe and healthy! #NationalNursesDay #HealthcareHeroes #NewYorkFromHome / “Pursuit of Happiness” (1937) by Vertis Hayes and “Modern Medicine” (1939) by Charles Alston for the Harlem Hospital.
“Musical Expression” (1941) by Philip Guston, photograph by FAP/WPA Photographic Division, for the community center lobby in the Queensbridge Housing Project, Queens.