WPA- Federal Art Project (FAP)
History of the FAP
The FAP was founded in 1935 and officially ended in 1943. The FAP dissolved slowly, finally ending in 1943. The FAP started to let go of their workers slowly, for 10 months at at time. After this they started to rehire some of them slowly. They then started to let people go for good as the program was less needed anymore.
When the FAP existed they had many different departments of the program that people could work for- the easel project (production of art), the art education program, and the art research program. All of these programs emolyed artists and experts in that feild with work. Within these programs (especially the easel project) there were sub-divisions where there were even more different feilds of work which meant that the FAP had a wide variety of jobs that were available.
The FAP was a good program that put many people to work. It impacted, and employed many.
When the FAP existed they had many different departments of the program that people could work for- the easel project (production of art), the art education program, and the art research program. All of these programs emolyed artists and experts in that feild with work. Within these programs (especially the easel project) there were sub-divisions where there were even more different feilds of work which meant that the FAP had a wide variety of jobs that were available.
The FAP was a good program that put many people to work. It impacted, and employed many.
Willem de Kooning's Thoughts on the FAP
The FAP's People
There were many famous artists that originated working for the FAP. Some
of these artists included Philip Guston, Moses Soyer, Jackson Pollock, Mark
Rothko, Jacob Laurence, Ivan Albright, Marsden Hartley, Philip Evergood, and
Mark Tobey. Of course, there were many people behind the whole operation, as well. The national director of the FAP was Holger Cahill. He was born in 1887, and died in 1960. He was involved with art throughout his entire life, this was one of his many accomplishments. Burgoyne Diller, was one of the sectional leaders involved in the project (the mural director) was also an artist. All of the people involved in this program cared about art, they made it their lives. The FAP impacted many.
of these artists included Philip Guston, Moses Soyer, Jackson Pollock, Mark
Rothko, Jacob Laurence, Ivan Albright, Marsden Hartley, Philip Evergood, and
Mark Tobey. Of course, there were many people behind the whole operation, as well. The national director of the FAP was Holger Cahill. He was born in 1887, and died in 1960. He was involved with art throughout his entire life, this was one of his many accomplishments. Burgoyne Diller, was one of the sectional leaders involved in the project (the mural director) was also an artist. All of the people involved in this program cared about art, they made it their lives. The FAP impacted many.
The FAP and it's Impact
The Federal Art Project (FAP) was one of the many programs in the WPA (Work Pays America). It put over 5,300 artists in America to work-- for pay. Their (the FAP's) goal was to employ struggling artists and provide the country with art, as well as art classes. They also employed teachers to teach art in schools. The FAP opened art galleries, and art auctions in order to gain more money. A salary of one artist in the FAP was $103.40 a month. The FAP provided many oportunities for unemployed artists around the US. They not only employed artists with the money that brought them basic needs but they also created many wonderful works of art and murals for America.
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