Artwork of the Industrial Age

Artwork

Period: Jan 1, 1930 to Dec 31, 1950

FDR signs Emergency Relief Appropriation Act

Apr 8, 1935

FDR creates the Emergency Relieft Appropriation Act that authorizes more than $5 million dollars in public relief. This includes creating the WPA.

Man with drill

Dec 31, 1935

Charles Turzak, Man with Drill. Woodcut. Chicago. 1935. 11.9375 x 9.4375 inches. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

Oil man's Christmas tree

Oct 18, 1941

Alexandre Hogue, Oil Man's Christmas Tree, Lithograph, Texas, 1941, 14 9/16 x 9 7/16 inches. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.

The United States declare war on Japan

Dec 8, 1941

On December 8, 1941, the United States declare war on Japan. This results in America entering WW2.

Works Progress Administration dissolves

Jun 30, 1943

With the beginning of war production, mass-employment needs were almost gone making the WPA no longer necissary.

Assembly Line

Oct 20, 1943

Jolán Gross-Bettelheim, Assembly Line, Lithograph on paper, United States, 1943, 15.875 x 11.875 inches, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art.