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ART
Trew Hocker (1913 – 1963)
New York Subway
36 x 48 inches
Oil on Masonite, c.
Signed and dated '47 upper left
Thornton Oakley (1881 – 1953)
Industry
40 x 30 inches
Gouache and pastel on paper, c. 1940s
Signed lower left
Reginald Marsh (1898 – 1954)
Manhattan Bridge
20 x 14 inches
Watercolor and pencil on paper, 1938
Signed lower right
2008. "at's reason for celebrating it, along
with the spirit of the worker, the forgotten
person, simple moments of everyday life,
industry, muscular men, abstracts, mural
studies, and more. Actually, artwork from the
first half of the 20th century is the stuff in
our hearts and has been for years."
e groundbreaking exhibition features
the work of many artists who were
commissioned to create artwork for public
spaces in the 1930s and '40s as part of the
WPA. Highlights include pieces by Ralph
Fasanella, whose paintings celebrate the
working classes and social movements of
the time; William Zorach, whose sculptural
work was featured in Radio City Music
Hall; and Reginald Marsh, who captured the
bustling streets of New York.
