er school of painting, sculpture and the graphic arts including prints and posters.

The New Deal arts project, or Public Works of Art Project (PWAP),

provided work for jobless artists, but they also had a larg

er mission: to promote American art and culture and to give more Americans access to what President Franklin Roosevelt described as "an abundant life." The projects saved thousands of artists from poverty and despair and enabled Americans all across the country to see an original painting for the first time, attend their first professional live theater, or take their first music or drawing class. It also gave the artists worldwide recognition for their art. As to be expected there was mass controversy about the program. Politicians were beside themselves. Some believed the program should be ended because it was useful, and some thought it should be expanded. Such controversy, along with beginning of World War I, eventually ended the program but it went through many transformations throughout its 11-year run. WPA supported tens of thousands of artists, by funding creation of 2,566 murals and 17,744 pieces of sculpture that decorate public buildings nationwide.

The Artists Project was organized across the United States. The New York WPA had the largest membership of all the projects in the United States. Over 5,000 artists throughout the nation were involved. New York accounted for about one-half of the national figure

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