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WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal
Joseph W. Maresca
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Description for WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal
Hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJG; AMX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1098.
In a fully illustrated, well-documented study, a historically underappreciated, uniquely American style gets its due. This survey explores the often overlooked social impact of imposing government buildings in American cities, large and small, that were funded by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. It was The New Deal's attempt to restore America's self-confidence during the Great Depression. Art Deco and modernism morphed into a style that broadcast the idea of the New and inspired civic confidence, as represented in structures such as the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, and the Solomon Courthouse in Nashville. Eventually labeled WPA ... Read more
In a fully illustrated, well-documented study, a historically underappreciated, uniquely American style gets its due. This survey explores the often overlooked social impact of imposing government buildings in American cities, large and small, that were funded by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s. It was The New Deal's attempt to restore America's self-confidence during the Great Depression. Art Deco and modernism morphed into a style that broadcast the idea of the New and inspired civic confidence, as represented in structures such as the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC, and the Solomon Courthouse in Nashville. Eventually labeled WPA ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
1097g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764352119
SKU
V9780764352119
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About Joseph W. Maresca
Born in Brooklyn in 1946, Maresca earned an industrial design degree at Pratt Institute and a master's degree in art education from New York University. He has experience teaching at the college level and has shown paintings in galleries and various museum exhibits across the country.
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