Portrait of a man with a brown cap and text that reads "Art for The Millions"
Exhibition

Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s

September 7–December 10, 2023
Free with Museum admission
All exhibitions
Dress, Ruth Reeves  American, linen, plastic (Bakelite), American
Textile designed by Ruth Reeves (American, Redlands, California 1892–1966 New Delhi, India)
Designed for W. & J. Sloane (American, 1843–1985)
ca. 1930
Grand Canyon National Park, A Free Government Service, C. Don Powell  American, Lithograph
C. Don Powell (American, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service, C. Don Powell  American, Lithograph
C. Don Powell (American, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
Lassen Volcanic National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service, C. Don Powell  American, Lithograph
C. Don Powell (American, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida, C. Don Powell  American, Screenprint
C. Don Powell (American, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
"One Third of a Nation", O. Louis Guglielmi  American, born Egypt, Oil and tempera on wood
O. Louis Guglielmi (American (born Egypt), Cairo 1906–1956 Amagansett, New York)
1939
The Soup Kitchen, Norman Lewis  American, Lithograph
Norman Lewis (American, New York 1909–1979 New York)
ca. 1937
Unlawful Assembly, Union Square, Edward Laning  American, Oil and tempera on linen, mounted on paperboard
Edward Laning (American, Petersburg, Illinois 1906–1981 New York)
1931
Three Lane Traffic, Harry Gottlieb  American, Lithograph
Multiple artists/makers
1937
Untitled (Study for Queensbridge Housing Project Mural), Philip Guston  American, born Canada, Colored pencil and ink
Philip Guston (American (born Canada), Montreal 1913–1980 Woodstock, New York)
1939
Strike Over Murder of Union Agent, Weegee  American, born Austria-Hungary, Gelatin silver print
Weegee (American (born Austria-Hungary), Złoczów (Zolochiv, Ukraine) 1899–1968 New York)
ca. 1940
Untitled (Strike), Dox Thrash  American, Watercolor
Dox Thrash (American, Griffin, Georgia 1893–1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1940
[Demonstration, San Francisco], Dorothea Lange  American, Gelatin silver print
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
1933
Kenneth Fearing, Alice Neel  American, Oil on canvas
Alice Neel (American, Merion Square, Pennsylvania 1900–1984 New York)
Kenneth Fearing (American, Illinois 1902–1961 New York)
1935
Miner Joe, Elizabeth Olds  American, Screenprint
Elizabeth Olds (American, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1896–1991 Sarasota, Florida)
1942
Builders, Harry Sternberg  American, Lithograph
Harry Sternberg (American, New York 1904–2001 Escondido, California)
WPA
1935
Rock Drillers, Harry Gottlieb  American, Screenprint
Harry Gottlieb (American, Bucharest, Rumania 1895–1993 New York)
Published by WPA
1939
Night Repairs, Louis Lozowick  American, born Ukraine, Lithograph
Louis Lozowick (American (born Ukraine), Ludvinovka 1892–1973 South Orange, New Jersey)
Published by WPA
1939
San Francisco Pier, David Paul Chun  American, Lithograph
David Paul Chun (American, Honolulu, Hawaii 1898–1989 San Francisco, California)
Published by WPA
1943
Asphalt Workers, James Lesesne Wells  American, Lithograph
James Lesesne Wells (American, Atlanta, Georgia 1902–1993 Washington, D.C.)
1940
Teeming Ingots, James Edmund Allen  American, Etching
James Edmund Allen (American, Louisiana, Missouri 1894–1964 New York)
1935
The Builders, James Edmund Allen  American, Etching
James Edmund Allen (American, Louisiana, Missouri 1894–1964 New York)
1932
Curtain Factory, Riva Helfond  American, Lithograph
Riva Helfond (American, Brooklyn, New York 1910–2002)
Published by WPA
ca. 1936–39
Burlesque, Elizabeth Olds  American, Lithograph
Elizabeth Olds (American, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1896–1991 Sarasota, Florida)
WPA
1936
Welders, Ben Shahn  American, born Lithuania, Gouache on board
Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1943
People in a Boat, Robert Blackburn  American, Lithograph, artist's proof
Robert Blackburn (American, Summit, New Jersey 1920–2003 New York)
ca. 1937–39
Machinery and Large Scale Industry 44, Hugo Gellert  American, born Hungary, Lithograph
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
1933
Machinery and Large Scale Industry 46, Hugo Gellert  American, born Hungary, Lithograph
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
1933
Man and Machine, Ida York Abelman  American, Lithograph
Ida York Abelman (American, New York 1910–2002)
Published by WPA
ca. 1939
Louis Lozowick, Ralph Steiner  American, Gelatin silver print
Ralph Steiner (American, Cleveland 1899–1986 Hanover, New Hampshire)
1920s–30s
Daily Worker, Hugo Gellert  American, born Hungary, Lithograph
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
ca. 1935
The Communist Party, Hugo Gellert  American, born Hungary, Lithograph
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
ca. 1935
New Masses Magazine, July 1931, Hugo Gellert  American, born Hungary, Photomechanical relief print
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
New Masses, Inc.
July 1931
New Masses Magazine, November 1931, Phil Bard  American, Photomechanical relief print
Phil Bard (American, 1912–1966)
New Masses, Inc.
November 1931
New Masses Magazine, April 1932, William Gropper  American, Photomechanical relief print
William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)
New Masses, Inc.
April 1932
New Masses Magazine, May 1932, William Gropper  American, Photomechanical relief print
William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)
New Masses, Inc.
May 1932
New Masses Magazine, September 1932, Jacob Burck  American, Photomechanical relief print
Jacob Burck (American (born Poland), 1904–1982)
New Masses, Inc.
September 1932
New Masses Magazine, November 1932, Walter Steinhilber  American, Photomechanical relief print
Walter Steinhilber (American, 1879–1983)
New Masses, Inc.
November 1932
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, July 1933, William Gropper  American, Photomechanical relief print
Multiple artists/makers
July 1933
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, April 1934, Joseph Moissaye Olgin, Photomechanical relief print
Multiple artists/makers
April 1934
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, May 1934, Joseph Moissaye Olgin, Photomechanical relief print; first edition
Multiple artists/makers
May 1934
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, August 1934, Joseph Moissaye Olgin, Photomechanical relief print; first edition
Multiple artists/makers
August 1934
Labor Defender, August 1930, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
August 1930
Labor Defender, October 1930, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
October 1930
Labor Defender, December 1930, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
December 1930
Labor Defender, December 1931, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
December 1931
Labor Defender, February 1932, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
February 1932
Labor Defender, May 1932, John Louis Engdahl  American, Photomechanical relief print
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
May 1932
Americana, Charles Sheeler  American, Oil on canvas
Charles Sheeler (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1883–1965 Dobbs Ferry, New York)
1931
Shaker Refectory Table with Benches, Alfred H. Smith  American, Watercolor and graphite on paperboard
Alfred H. Smith (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1936
Face Jug, Frank Fumagalli  American, Watercolor and gouache over graphite on paperboard
Frank Fumagalli (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1936
Chair Seat, Suzanne Chapman  American, Watercolor and graphite
Suzanne Chapman (American, 1904–1990)
1935–42
Blanket, Ethel Dougan  American, Watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paperboard
Ethel Dougan (American, 1898–1976)
1935–42
Adam and Eve, Yolande Delasser  American, Watercolor over graphite with scraping
Yolande Delasser (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1939
Adam and Eve and the Serpent, José Dolores López  American, Wood
José Dolores López (American, Cordova 1868–1937 Cordova)
ca. 1930
Pueblo Parrot Dance, Tonita Peña  Pueblo, Gouache over graphite
Tonita Peña (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico 1893–1949 Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico)
ca. 1935
Deer Hunters, Velino Shije Herrera  American, Zia Pueblo, Gouache over graphite on paperboard
Velino Shije Herrera (American, Zia Pueblo, 1902–1973)
ca. 1930
Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue, Georgia O'Keeffe  American, Oil on canvas
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887–1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico)
1931
Approaching Storm, Thomas Hart Benton  American, Lithograph
Thomas Hart Benton (American, Neosho, Missouri 1889–1975 Kansas City, Missouri)
1940
Flood, Seymour Lipton  American, Oak
Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)
1937
Albert Pinkham Ryder, Marsden Hartley  American, Oil on commercially prepared paperboard (academy board)
Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)
1938
Sojourner Truth and Booker T. Washington, Charles Wilbert White  American, Graphite on paperboard
Charles Wilbert White (American, Chicago, Illinois 1918–1979 Los Angeles, California)
1943
John Brown, John Steuart Curry  American, Lithograph
John Steuart Curry (American, Dunavant, Kansas 1897–1946 Madison, Wisconsin)
Associated American Artists
1939
Evolution of Swing, Raymond Steth  American, Lithograph
Raymond Steth (American, Norfolk, Virginia 1917–1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
WPA
1939
Dress, H.R. Mallinson & Co.  American, silk, American
Textile manufactured by H.R. Mallinson & Co. (American, 1895–1952)
1929
Years of Dust (Poster for the United States Resettlement Administration), Ben Shahn  American, born Lithuania, Lithograph
Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1937
[Floyd and Lucille Burroughs on Porch, Hale County, Alabama], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)
1936
[African American Family at Gee's Bend, Alabama], Arthur Rothstein  American, Gelatin silver print
Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985)
1937
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
February 1936
Cotton Pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas, Ben Shahn  American, born Lithuania, Gelatin silver print
Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
October 1935
[Street Scene, Natchez, Mississippi: Two Women Walking along Sidewalk before Storefront], Ben Shahn  American, born Lithuania, Gelatin silver print
Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1935
[Barber Shops, Vicksburg, Mississippi], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)
1936
View of Atlanta, Hale Woodruff  American, Linocut
Hale Woodruff (American, Cairo, Illinois 1900–1980 New York)
1935
Georgia Cotton Crop, Dox Thrash  American, Carborundum
Dox Thrash (American, Griffin, Georgia 1893–1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1938–42
New England Landscape II, Yasuo Kuniyoshi  American, born Japan, Lithograph
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American (born Japan), Okayama 1889–1953 New York)
1941
"Streamliner" Meat slicer, Egmont Hegel Arens  American, Aluminum, steel, rubber
Multiple artists/makers
1940
"Patriot", Norman Bel Geddes  American, Catalin
Norman Bel Geddes (American, Adrian, Michigan 1893–1958 New York)
Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., New York
ca. 1940
Polaroid Desk Lamp 114, Walter Dorwin Teague  American, Bakelite, aluminum, cellulose acetate
Multiple artists/makers
1939
Electric clock, Gilbert Rohde  American, Chrome-plated metal, glass
Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan
ca. 1933
"Radio Nurse", Isamu Noguchi  American, Bakelite, cellulose acetate
Multiple artists/makers
1937
Desk Lamp, Gilbert Rohde  American, Chrome-plated steel, brass
Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)
Mutual-Sunset Lamp Manufacturing Company, Inc., Brooklyn, NY
1933
"Manhattan" Cocktail Ensemble, Norman Bel Geddes  American, Chrome-plated brass
Norman Bel Geddes (American, Adrian, Michigan 1893–1958 New York)
Revere Copper and Brass Company, Rome, NY
1940
Men and Machine, Stuart Davis  American, Oil on canvas
Stuart Davis (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1892–1964 New York)
1934
Catastrophe, Doris Lee  American, Oil on canvas
Doris Lee (American, Aledo, Illinois 1905–1983 Clearwater, Florida)
1936
Fort Peck Dam, Montana, Margaret Bourke-White  American, Gelatin silver print
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1936
Life, Margaret Bourke-White  American, Photomechanical relief print
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1936
Stranding Machine, Aluminum Company of America, Margaret Bourke-White  American, Gelatin silver print
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1940
Fortune, January 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
January 1937
Fortune, April 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
April 1937
Fortune, May 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
May 1937
Fortune, June 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
June 1937
Fortune, July 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
July 1937
Fortune, September 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
September 1937
Fortune, October 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
October 1937
Fortune, December 1937, Time, Inc., Lithograph
Time, Inc.
December 1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Wash Day, Lester Beall  American, Screenprint
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Light, Lester Beall  American, Screenprint
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Running Water, Lester Beall  American, Screenprint
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Radio, Lester Beall  American, Screenprint
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Chicago World’s Fair, a Century of Progress, Weimer Pursell  American, Silkscreen
Weimer Pursell (American, 1906–1974)
Neely Printing Company, Chicago
1933
New York World’s Fair, the World of Tomorrow, 1939, Joseph Binder  American, Lithograph
Joseph Binder (American, 1898–1972)
Grinnell Litho Co.
1939
World's Fair, Chicago. A Century of Progress, 1833-1933, Glen C. Sheffer  American, Offset lithograph
Glen C. Sheffer (American, Angola, IN 1881–1948 Jacksonville, IL)
Goes Lithographing Company
1933
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp), Augusta Savage  American, White metal cast with a black patina
Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962)
1939
“Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)” by Augusta Savage, New York World’s Fair, Augusta Savage  American, Offset lithograph
Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962)
1939
Chrysler Building, Chicago World’s Fair, Max Rigot Selling Company  American, Offset lithograph
Max Rigot Selling Company
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
Three Fluted Towers Around Dome of Federal Building, Chicago World’s Fair, Max Rigot Selling Company  American, Offset lithograph
Max Rigot Selling Company
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
Night View of World’s Fair Grounds from Observation Platform of Sky Ride, Chicago World’s Fair, Max Rigot Selling Company  American, Offset lithograph
Max Rigot Selling Company
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
Hall of Science, Chicago World’s Fair, Max Rigot Selling Company  American, Offset lithograph
Max Rigot Selling Company
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
New York City Building and Perisphere and Trylon, New York World’s Fair, C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich, Offset lithograph
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Parachute Jump, New York World’s Fair, C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich, Offset lithograph
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Flag Display, New York World’s Fair, C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich, Offset lithograph
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Freedom Statue, Trylon and Perisphere, New York World’s Fair, C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich, Offset lithograph
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Scarf, Ruth Reeves  American, silk, American
Ruth Reeves (American, Redlands, California 1892–1966 New Delhi, India)
1938
Scarf, Ruth Reeves  American, silk, American
Ruth Reeves (American, Redlands, California 1892–1966 New Delhi, India)
1938
[1939 New York World's Fair, Entrance to Perisphere], Samuel H. Gottscho  American, Gelatin silver print
Samuel H. Gottscho (American, 1875–1971)
ca. 1939
[Locomotive, with Entrance to Perisphere of 1939 New York World's Fair in Background], Samuel H. Gottscho  American, Gelatin silver print
Samuel H. Gottscho (American, 1875–1971)
ca. 1939

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Dates
September 7–December 10, 2023
Free with Museum admission
Portrait of a man with a brown cap and text that reads "Art for The Millions"