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Works Progress Administration

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 Unit 2: Read the two essays about the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and art from theGilder Lehrman Institute of American History (“The WPA: Antidote to the Great Depression?”and “Are Artists ‘Workers’? Art and the New Deal”), as well as President Franklin Roosevelt’sspeech to state administrators of the WPA. Browse the works of WPA artists and photographersat the links to the Library of Congress, University of Georgia, or University of South Carolina.The essays, speech, and links are available in Blackboard. Write an essay (300-400 words) thatevaluates what these images communicate about the United States during the Great Depression.Your essay should specifically mention at least two pieces, but you may choose any combinationof art and photography. Include the link to the original images that you choose. Afterproofreading the final draft of your paper, send it as a Word document to
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