Documenting and Celebrating the Posters of the WPA 
(U.S. Works Progress Administration 1936 -1943)
Welcome to the most comprehensive record of posters created under the New Deal's Federal Art Project. More than doubling the number of posters thought to exist, this online resource brings many posters to light that have not been seen by the public in more than 80 years.
Current 
Count:
2292
Did you know that the Phila Eagles are named after the New Deal Blue Eagle?  Read the story!

​FEATURED!

Join Ennis Carter, curator & author of Posters for the People: Art of the WPA as she counts down her favorite 90 WPA Posters this year in honor of the 90th Anniversary of the WPA Poster Division of the Federal Art Project.

The Book is Back!

Did you know that Posters for the People: Art of the WPA made it into the NY Times Book Review when it was first published?
Read the review here.
We've been granted full rights to republish the Posters for the People: Art of the WPA book. The 2nd Edition is now available again in hardcover w/dust jacket and also paperback for the first time! 

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