Great Depression | National Gallery of Art https://www.nga.gov/educational-resources/uncovering-america/great-depression
The Great Depression spanned the years 1929 to about 1939, a period of economic crisis
The Great Depression spanned the years 1929 to about 1939, a period of economic crisis
catalog presents a sweeping retrospective of Philip Guston’s influential work, from Depression-era
catalog presents a sweeping retrospective of Philip Guston’s influential work, from Depression-era
A Federal Art Project dating to the Great Depression, it sought to identify and preserve
A Federal Art Project dating to the Great Depression, it sought to identify and preserve
1939, just as the country was beginning to recover from the ravages of the Great Depression
1939, just as the country was beginning to recover from the ravages of the Great Depression
in the Index of American Design, a government-sponsored art project during the Depression
Discover compelling stories of creativity, struggle, and resilience in this new set of resources for K–12 educators featuring works of art that reflect the richness and diversity of the people, places, and cultures of the United States. Encourage creative, critical, and historical thinking in your students as you examine works of art from the country’s creation to the present day.
Transportation Industrial Revolution Manifest Destiny and the West Great Depression
There is perhaps no individual who embodies the power of photography more than Gordon Parks.
waiter on the North Coast Limited passenger train, Parks saw magazines featuring Depression-era
station is one of dozens of interiors Perkins Harnly depicted during the Great Depression
How Grant Wood, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Thomas Hart Benton depicted the humble structures—and how they mask the struggles of farmers today.
Wood’s nostalgia is a key feature of his regionalism, a Depression-era art movement
Harry Cooper is the National Gallery of Art’s Bunny Mellon Curator of Modern Art. He is the first to hold the role, created in 2024 following the generous gift of the Gerard B. Lambert Foundation.
catalog presents a sweeping retrospective of Philip Guston’s influential work, from Depression-era