Works progress administration

Cincinnati Reds Baseball Park Crosley Field – previous home of the Cincinnati Reds next to Cincinnati’s Union Terminal Below are mosaic murals on the walls of the Cincinnati Union termi…

Unknown artist, 1935/43

Resources of the Soil (Mural Study, Ukiah, California Post Office) by Ben Cunningham. Search the Smithsonian American Art museum collection, one of the world's largest and most inclusive collections of art made in the United States.

Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition of graphic arts

Life Magazine Photos from the 1938 Kansas City

“July is #IceCreamMonth go #crueltyfree and enjoy #vegan #icecream #ditchdairy #farm365 #GoVegan #JulyIceCreamMonth”

A few years ago while I was still newly-employed at my job, I kept hearing my boss refer to the year-end WIP reports, and I didn't have a clue what he was talking about. Being new to all those accounting office buzz words, and wanting so to make a good impression, I privately asked a co-worker what WIP stands for. She kindly replied, work in progress. OK, I now had what the letters stand for, but I still didn't grasp what the term really means. Next stop, the Internet dictionary. Hmmm: a…

A poster from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Theater production of Swing Mikado at the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939-1940

THESE POSTERS FROM THE WPA ERA SEEM SO FRESH, I just had to share them after my friend with a keen eye for vintage, Pam of Retro Renovation, tipped me off yesterday. She emailed me