1934: A New Deal for Artists

By Susan Davidson , Lynne Shallcross , Alejandro Salinas

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During the Great Depression, more than 3,000 artists were put to work creating paintings for public buildings. The exhibit “1934: A New Deal for Artists”—opening February 27—includes Earle Richardson’s “Employment of Negroes in Agriculture” and Agnes Tait’s “Skating in Central Park,” which has landed on many mantelpieces in the form of a Christmas card over the last 70 years.