Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Catalog |
Title |
The American Flag |
Catalog Number |
2017.83.2 |
Creator |
Kentucky Works Progress Administration |
Maker |
Kentucky Works Progress Administration |
Date |
1935-1939 |
Material(s) |
Paper/Ink |
Dimensions |
H-11 W-8.5 inches |
Description |
This is a printed catalog that corresponds with "The American Flag" print set made by the Kentucky Works Progress Administration. The title of the catalog reads "The American Flag" across the top. The bottom edge of the cover reads, "Kentucky State-Wide Museum Project / Works Progress Administration." The catalog is 12 pages long and is stapled in three places along the left side. The catalog begins with "The History and Origin of the United States Flag." Then, there is a description of each plate included in the print series. The descriptions are placed in chronological order. The last page features a bibliography. |
Notes |
The administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932-1945) created the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to provide jobs for millions of unemployed Americans. In 1935, the Federal Art Project became part of the WPA, which resulted in jobs for hundreds of artists. In Kentucky, this manifested itself as the WPA State-Wide Museum Project. The Works Progress Administration, through the Kentucky State-Wide Museum Project, created a number of "Aids to Visual Education." Artists made these educational tools available to schools, libraries, and museums through the states. These aids included models of famous historic buildings and homes, windowsill dioramas depicting significant moments in American history, and hand-tinted silk-screened prints illustrating the history of the American flag, Arthurian Legends, and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. |
Collection |
KHS Museum Collection |
Event |
Great Depression |
People |
Kentucky Works Progress Administration Works Progress Administration Kentucky State-Wide Museum Project |
Subjects |
Depressions Employment Flags Prints |
Search Terms |
Kentucky State-Wide Museum Project, WPA WPA |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |