Spokane Art Center
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The Spokane Art Center in Spokane, Washington
, was an art school notable as part of the Works Progress Administration
(WPA) a Federal Art Project
during the Great Depression
. Opened by Carl Morris in 1939, Guy Anderson
taught at the center along with Clyfford Still
and sculptor Hilda Grossman. The faculty was widely considered to be the nation's best http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5157.
Spokane, Washington
Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
, was an art school notable as part of the Works Progress Administration
Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions of unskilled workers to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads, and operated large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects...
(WPA) a Federal Art Project
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era New Deal Works Progress Administration Federal One program in the United States. It operated from August 29, 1935, until June 30, 1943. Reputed to have created more than 200,000 separate works, FAP artists created...
during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. Opened by Carl Morris in 1939, Guy Anderson
Guy Anderson
Guy Anderson , born in Edmonds, Washington, was an American Abstract Expressionism painter. Along with Kenneth Callahan, Morris Graves, William Cumming, and Mark Tobey, Anderson was identified in a Life Magazine article as one of the "northwest mystics," also known as the Northwest School.-Early...
taught at the center along with Clyfford Still
Clyfford Still
Clyfford Still was an American painter, and one of the leading figures of Abstract Expressionism.-Biography:...
and sculptor Hilda Grossman. The faculty was widely considered to be the nation's best http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5157.
External links
- Smithsonian Institution Spokane Art Center records, 1939-1952.