Lee Allen. Soil Erosion (sketch for mural). 1938 New Deal Artwork: GSA's Inventory Project New Deal Art Stewardship During the New Deal era, the U.S. governme'lt administered four separate art projects that operated from 1933 to 1943. The projects produced thousands of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper. In 1934, the federal government began loaning or allocating the movable artworks created under the New Deal art programs to public agencies and nonprofit institutions. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is the federal agency that is responsible for inventorying these loaned artworks. Cataloguing Project GSA's Fine Arts Program catalogues movable New Deal artworks housed in nonfederal repositories. In collaboration with repositories, GSA aims to provide a centralized resource of information about New Deal artwork that is readily available to museum professionals, the academic community, art conservators, and the public at large. For more information, please visit our website: www.gsa.gov/finearts. If your institution houses New Deal works of art, please send the information to: Fine Arts Program Office of the Chief Architect U.S. General Services Administration 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20405 [email protected] Front image: Federal Art Project. WPA Poster. circa 1935 I I I I I I I \( \\\ Lr~ Charles T. Henry. Snowy Landscape. 1935 New Deal Artwork: Ownership And Responsibility The U.S. General Services Administration's Fir.e Arts Program Office and the Office of Inspector General (OIG) work together to locate, identify and recover lost portable works of art produced by artists through the New Deal era federal art programs of the 1930s through the mid 1940s. When a New Deal artwork is offered for sale and/or is suspected to be federal property, OIG is notified. The notification can be made by anyone, including, but not limited to, the Fine Arts Program, a private indiv'dual, a museum staff member, art dealer, appraise or lawyer. The possessor is requested to maintain care and possession of the artwork until research about title is complete. If the artwork is determined to be federal property, the GSA works with the possessor to return the work of art to federal custody, with the ultimate goal of having the artwork loaned to a qualifying institution. If you are aware of a New Deal work of art that may be federal property, please contact the GSA's Fine Arts Program or GSA's Office of the Inspector General. The OIG can make every effort to maintain the anonymity of those persons who provide them information. Contact Info: Eric D. Radwick, Asst. Special Agent in Charge Office of Investigations 202-252-0025 direct or 1-800-424-5210 [email protected] or [email protected] For more information please visit www.gsa.gov/finearts Front image: Federal Art Project. WPA Poster. circa 1935 Howard Norton Cook, Steel/ndvstry, 1936 New Deal Artwork: Th e Four Visual Art Projects Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), 1933-1934: The Public Works of Art Project was the first federal art project for artists. Artists were on payrolls and received weekly salaries. The Section of Fine Arts (The Section), 1934-1943: Originally called the Section of Painting and Sculpture, the Section of Fine Arts awarded commissions to artists through competitions. The primary objective was to secure the best quality artwork for installation into public buildings. Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), 1935-1938: Though it was under the supervision of the Treasury Department, the Treasury Relief Art Project employed artists to create paintings and sculptures for existing federal buildings. Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project (WPA/ FAP), 1935-1942: The Federal Art Project was the largest of the New Deal art programs in both its scope and the number of artists employed. For more information, please visit our website: www.gsa.gov/finearts Or, email or mail your questions to: Fine Arts Program Office of the Chief Architect U.S. General Services Administration 1800 F Street, NW Washington, DC 20405 [email protected] Front image: Federal Art Project, WPA Poster. circa 1935 .