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Exhibition
Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s
September 7–December 10, 2023
Now on view at
The Met Fifth Avenue
,
Galleries 691-693
Free with Museum admission
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Overview
Exhibition Objects
Dress
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, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
Yellowstone National Park, Ranger Naturalist Service
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, 1896–1964)
Department of the Interior, National Park Service
ca. 1938
Fort Marion National Monument, St. Augustine, Florida
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), Cairo 1906–1956 Amagansett, New York)
1939
The Soup Kitchen
Norman Lewis (American, New York 1909–1979 New York)
ca. 1937
Unlawful Assembly, Union Square
Edward Laning (American, Petersburg, Illinois 1906–1981 New York)
1931
Three Lane Traffic
Multiple artists/makers
1937
Untitled (Study for Queensbridge Housing Project Mural)
Philip Guston (American (born Canada), Montreal 1913–1980 Woodstock, New York)
1939
Strike Over Murder of Union Agent
Weegee (American (born Austria-Hungary), Złoczów (Zolochiv, Ukraine) 1899–1968 New York)
ca. 1940
Untitled (Strike)
Dox Thrash (American, Griffin, Georgia 1893–1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1940
[Demonstration, San Francisco]
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
1933
Kenneth Fearing
Alice Neel (American, Merion Square, Pennsylvania 1900–1984 New York)
Kenneth Fearing (American, Illinois 1902–1961 New York)
1935
Miner Joe
Elizabeth Olds (American, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1896–1991 Sarasota, Florida)
1942
Builders
Harry Sternberg (American, New York 1904–2001 Escondido, California)
WPA
1935
Rock Drillers
Harry Gottlieb (American, Bucharest, Rumania 1895–1993 New York)
Published by WPA
1939
Night Repairs
Louis Lozowick (American (born Ukraine), Ludvinovka 1892–1973 South Orange, New Jersey)
Published by WPA
1939
San Francisco Pier
David Paul Chun (American, Honolulu, Hawaii 1898–1989 San Francisco, California)
Published by WPA
1943
Asphalt Workers
James Lesesne Wells (American, Atlanta, Georgia 1902–1993 Washington, D.C.)
1940
Teeming Ingots
James Edmund Allen (American, Louisiana, Missouri 1894–1964 New York)
1935
The Builders
James Edmund Allen (American, Louisiana, Missouri 1894–1964 New York)
1932
Curtain Factory
Riva Helfond (American, Brooklyn, New York 1910–2002)
Published by WPA
ca. 1936–39
Burlesque
Elizabeth Olds (American, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1896–1991 Sarasota, Florida)
WPA
1936
Welders
Ben Shahn (American (born Lithuania), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1943
People in a Boat
Robert Blackburn (American, Summit, New Jersey 1920–2003 New York)
ca. 1937–39
Machinery and Large Scale Industry 44
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
1933
Machinery and Large Scale Industry 46
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
1933
Man and Machine
Ida York Abelman (American, New York 1910–2002)
Published by WPA
ca. 1939
Louis Lozowick
Ralph Steiner (American, Cleveland 1899–1986 Hanover, New Hampshire)
1920s–30s
Daily Worker
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
ca. 1935
The Communist Party
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
ca. 1935
New Masses Magazine, July 1931
Hugo Gellert (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1892–1985 New York)
New Masses, Inc.
July 1931
New Masses Magazine, November 1931
Phil Bard (American, 1912–1966)
New Masses, Inc.
November 1931
New Masses Magazine, April 1932
William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)
New Masses, Inc.
April 1932
New Masses Magazine, May 1932
William Gropper (American, New York 1897–1977 Manhasset, New York)
New Masses, Inc.
May 1932
New Masses Magazine, September 1932
Jacob Burck (American (born Poland), 1904–1982)
New Masses, Inc.
September 1932
New Masses Magazine, November 1932
Walter Steinhilber (American, 1879–1983)
New Masses, Inc.
November 1932
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, July 1933
Multiple artists/makers
July 1933
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, April 1934
Multiple artists/makers
April 1934
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, May 1934
Multiple artists/makers
May 1934
Der Hammer, Workers' Monthly, August 1934
Multiple artists/makers
August 1934
Labor Defender, August 1930
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
August 1930
Labor Defender, October 1930
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
October 1930
Labor Defender, December 1930
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
December 1930
Labor Defender, December 1931
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
December 1931
Labor Defender, February 1932
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
February 1932
Labor Defender, May 1932
John Louis Engdahl (American, Minneapolis 1884–1932 Moscow, Russia)
Labor Defender (American, 1926–1937)
May 1932
Americana
Charles Sheeler (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1883–1965 Dobbs Ferry, New York)
1931
Shaker Refectory Table with Benches
Alfred H. Smith (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1936
Face Jug
Frank Fumagalli (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1936
Chair Seat
Suzanne Chapman (American, 1904–1990)
1935–42
Blanket
Ethel Dougan (American, 1898–1976)
1935–42
Adam and Eve
Yolande Delasser (American, active ca. 1935)
ca. 1939
Adam and Eve and the Serpent
José Dolores López (American, Cordova 1868–1937 Cordova)
ca. 1930
Pueblo Parrot Dance
Tonita Peña (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico 1893–1949 Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico)
ca. 1935
Deer Hunters
Velino Shije Herrera (American, Zia Pueblo, 1902–1973)
ca. 1930
Cow's Skull: Red, White, and Blue
Georgia O'Keeffe (American, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 1887–1986 Santa Fe, New Mexico)
1931
Approaching Storm
Thomas Hart Benton (American, Neosho, Missouri 1889–1975 Kansas City, Missouri)
1940
Flood
Seymour Lipton (American, New York 1903–1986 Locust Valley, New York)
1937
Albert Pinkham Ryder
Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine)
1938
Sojourner Truth and Booker T. Washington
Charles Wilbert White (American, Chicago, Illinois 1918–1979 Los Angeles, California)
1943
John Brown
John Steuart Curry (American, Dunavant, Kansas 1897–1946 Madison, Wisconsin)
Associated American Artists
1939
Evolution of Swing
Raymond Steth (American, Norfolk, Virginia 1917–1997 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
WPA
1939
Dress
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), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1937
[Floyd and Lucille Burroughs on Porch, Hale County, Alabama]
Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)
1936
[African American Family at Gee's Bend, Alabama]
Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915–1985)
1937
[Mexican Migrant Family with Tire Trouble, California]
Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)
February 1936
Cotton Pickers, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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), Kaunas 1898–1969 New York)
1935
[Barber Shops, Vicksburg, Mississippi]
Walker Evans (American, St. Louis, Missouri 1903–1975 New Haven, Connecticut)
1936
View of Atlanta
Hale Woodruff (American, Cairo, Illinois 1900–1980 New York)
1935
Georgia Cotton Crop
Dox Thrash (American, Griffin, Georgia 1893–1965 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
ca. 1938–42
New England Landscape II
Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American (born Japan), Okayama 1889–1953 New York)
1941
"Streamliner" Meat slicer
Multiple artists/makers
1940
"Patriot"
Norman Bel Geddes (American, Adrian, Michigan 1893–1958 New York)
Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corp., New York
ca. 1940
Polaroid Desk Lamp 114
Multiple artists/makers
1939
Electric clock
Gilbert Rohde (American, New York 1894–1944 New York)
The Herman Miller Furniture Company, Zeeland, Michigan
ca. 1933
"Radio Nurse"
Multiple artists/makers
1937
Desk Lamp
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, Adrian, Michigan 1893–1958 New York)
Revere Copper and Brass Company, Rome, NY
1940
Men and Machine
Stuart Davis (American, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1892–1964 New York)
1934
Catastrophe
Doris Lee (American, Aledo, Illinois 1905–1983 Clearwater, Florida)
1936
Fort Peck Dam, Montana
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1936
Life
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1936
Stranding Machine, Aluminum Company of America
Margaret Bourke-White (American, Bronx, New York 1904–1971 Darien, Connecticut)
1940
Fortune, January 1937
Time, Inc.
January 1937
Fortune, April 1937
Time, Inc.
April 1937
Fortune, May 1937
Time, Inc.
May 1937
Fortune, June 1937
Time, Inc.
June 1937
Fortune, July 1937
Time, Inc.
July 1937
Fortune, September 1937
Time, Inc.
September 1937
Fortune, October 1937
Time, Inc.
October 1937
Fortune, December 1937
Time, Inc.
December 1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Wash Day
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Light
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Running Water
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Rural Electrification Administration, Radio
Lester Beall (American, Kansas City, Missouri 1903–1969 Brookfield, Connecticut)
1937
Chicago World’s Fair, a Century of Progress
Weimer Pursell (American, 1906–1974)
Neely Printing Company, Chicago
1933
New York World’s Fair, the World of Tomorrow, 1939
Joseph Binder (American, 1898–1972)
Grinnell Litho Co.
1939
World's Fair, Chicago. A Century of Progress, 1833-1933
Glen C. Sheffer (American, Angola, IN 1881–1948 Jacksonville, IL)
Goes Lithographing Company
1933
Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)
Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962)
1939
“Lift Every Voice and Sing (The Harp)” by Augusta Savage, New York World’s Fair
Augusta Savage (American, 1892–1962)
1939
Chrysler Building, Chicago World’s Fair
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
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
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1933
Hall of Science, Chicago World’s Fair
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
1939
Parachute Jump, New York World’s Fair
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Flag Display, New York World’s Fair
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Freedom Statue, Trylon and Perisphere, New York World’s Fair
C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich
1939
Scarf
Ruth Reeves (American, Redlands, California 1892–1966 New Delhi, India)
1938
Scarf
Ruth Reeves (American, Redlands, California 1892–1966 New Delhi, India)
1938
[1939 New York World's Fair, Entrance to Perisphere]
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, 1875–1971)
ca. 1939
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Dates
September 7–December 10, 2023
The Met Fifth Avenue
Galleries 691-693
Free with Museum admission
Plan Your Visit
All exhibitions