Full Description
As the United States struggled to recover from the Great Depression, 24 towns in Alabama would directly benefit from some of the $83 million allocated by the Federal Government for public art works under the New Deal. In the words of Harold Lloyd Hopkins, administrator of the Federal Emergency Relief Act, "artists had to eat, too," and these funds aided people who needed employment during this difficult period in American history.
This book examines some of the New Deal art--murals, reliefs, sculptures, frescoes and paintings--of Alabama and offers biographical sketches of the artists who created them. An appendix describes federal art programs and projects of the period (1933-1943).
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
Federal Art and Artists in Alabama During the Great Depression
Alexander City
Atmore
Bay Minette
Brewton
Carrollton
Enterprise
Eutaw
Fairfield
Fort Payne
Guntersville
Haleyville
Hartselle
Huntsville
Luverne
Monroeville
Montevallo
Oneonta
Opp
Ozark
Phenix City
Russellville
Scottsboro
Tuscumbia
Tuskegee
Appendix: Federal Art Projects Between 1933 and 1943
Notes
Bibliography
Index
