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Free Program: Easel Art of the New Deal in Long Beach

All are invited to join the Long Beach Museum of Art Director of Collections, Sue Ann Robinson, for a discussion about easel paintings created by artists employed by Roosevelt’s New Deal and its Works Progress Administration program.

The free talk is held in conjunction with the Historical Society of Long Beach's exhibit, “Rebuilding for the Future: A New Deal for Long Beach 1933 – 1942.”

Robinson discovered some of these special paintings while conducting a city-wide inventory of art works in Long Beach. According to the website,  easel paintings, unlike murals painted during the New Deal, had a tendency to wander more than others.

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Thanks to Robinson’s discoveries, the paintings are now being catalogued for preservation by the Fine Arts Program of the General Services Administration. The Museum holds these WPA paintings on long term loan as a public trust.

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