1. Artists and poets portrayed the struggles of working people

2. Most were about strength of character and democratic values

3. The Federal Art Project paid artists a living wage in order to produce art

4. Artists…› Taught in schools› Painted murals on public buildings› Created posters

5. The Federal Theater Project- provided stage sets and props for theater productions

6. The Federal Writers’ Project- Hired unemployed writers to create…› City guides› Histories of ethnic and immigrant groups› Major study of Southern slavery

Most of the literature and art accurately depicted the Great Depression and the lifestyles

But they also gave hope for a better life

II. How Art gave a positive or negative view of the Great

Depression

1. Grant Wood- created the painting American Gothic

2. Richard Wright- An African American who wrote Native Son

3. The Grapes of Wrath: Written by John Steinbeck about the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma

The New Deal

Federal Theater Project

The Federal Art

Project

Federal Writers’ Project

What was Grant Wood’s most famous painting?

What was Grant Wood’s most famous painting?

A: American Gothic.

Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath?

Who wrote the Grapes of Wrath?

A: John Steinbeck.