A hard worker, he took time off from his WPA job to do a series of murals for Manhattan’s Hotel Lexington, where he brought guffaws from hotel guests by painting New York’s Mayor LaGuardia as ...

Another, titled "A Work of American Art in Every American Home," was made to publicize National Art Week in 1941. The posters came out of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), President ...

The chasm between Guston’s proposal and the completed mural hints at the reason WPA work can be challenging to engage with as art, rather than as history or propaganda: Created for government ...

"The work that's in this exhibition was made during ... art in the exhibit because it is often overlooked when showcasing WPA art. They also made a point of including women artists such as Helen ...