The Works Progress Administration (WPA), created by President Roosevelt in 1935, ran through 1943. It was a time, post-depression, when the US government paid artists to create works, many for public buildings. The majority of works in the exhibition were created in the 1930s and 40s.
“The WPA period is off the radar of most museum curators and is one the least popular periods of American art today. That’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,” said Helicline’s Keith Sherman.
The works in this new exhibition, all American, many from immigrants, offer a look at the pre-and-post WPA era in our country by both established and several below the radar artists who are still being discovered in 2021. Artworks are available at a wide price range for beginning as well as established collectors.
Helicline Fine Art specializes in modernism, American scene, social realism, mural studies, industrial landscapes, regionalism, abstraction and more. Located in a private space in midtown Manhattan, Helicline is open by appointment. The artworks on the site represent a sampling of available works.
At New York's 1939 World's Fair the omnipresent image was the iconic Trylon and Perisphere. These were in fact monumental sculptures and entertainment venues the size of huge buildings, which represented the future and the hope of a better tomorrow. Just as the Helicline ramp connected these two symbols, our mission at Helicline Fine Art is to connect people with art.
