New Deal Art in North Carolina: The Murals, Sculptures, Reliefs, Paintings, Oils and Frescoes and Their Creators

by Anita Price Davis

Overview

As the people and economy of the United States struggled to recover during the Great Depression, 42 towns in North Carolina would benefit directly from the $83 million the federal government allocated for public art as part of the New Deal. The result was some of the state's most memorable murals, sculptures, reliefs, paintings, oils, and frescoes, most of which were installed in post offices and courthouses.

This book is the only record of all of the North Carolina public art works under the program. It provides in-depth accounts of the works themselves and the artists who created them. Photographs of all of the buildings that originally received the art, the works themselves, and almost all of the 41 artists are provided. An appendix describes federal art projects, 1933-1943. There are detailed footnotes, an extensive bibliography, and an index.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786437795
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	11/12/2008
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

The late Anita Price Davis, a North Carolina native, Gold Star daughter, and Duke University graduate, retired as the Charles A. Dana Professor of Education Emerita after 36 years at Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was the author of many historical books and articles.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction: The Beginning of the Great Depression     

FEDERAL ART AND ARTISTS IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION
Ahoskie     
Albemarle     
Beaufort     
Belmont     
Boone     
Brevard     
Burlington     
Canton     
Chapel Hill     
Concord     
Dunn     
Eden (Formerly Leaksville)     
Elkin     
Forest City     
Gastonia     
Hamlet     
Kings Mountain     
Laurinburg     
Lincolnton     
Louisburg     
Madison     
Marion     
Mebane     
Mooresville     
Morganton     
New Bern     
Red Springs     
Reidsville     
Roanoke Rapids     
Rockingham     
Roxboro     
Sanford     
Siler City     
Southern Pines     
Statesville     
Wake Forest     
Wallace     
Warrenton     
Weldon     
Whiteville     
Williamston     
Wilmington     

Appendix: Federal Art Projects, 1933–1943     
Chapter Notes     
Bibliography     
Index