January 20, 2021Swann NewsThe Artists of the WPA The Artists of the WPA: The Promise of a New Deal Read more about The Artists of the WPA: The Promise of a New Deal On February 4, 2021, Swann offered: The Artists of the WPA. The first iteration of the multi-departmental sale, featured paintings, prints, photographs, posters, books and related ephemera by artists whose…
Read more about Etched in History: Printmakers of the Federal Art Project April 2, 2020 The Artists of the WPA Etched in History: Printmakers of the Federal Art Project As jobless Americans eventually found work with Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Works Progress Administration (WPA), George Biddle, an artist and childhood friend of the president, pushed for significant government…