A 1939 Letter of Protest: Controversy over Public Art during the New Deal. Teaching with Documents.

Schamel, Wynell; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ500282

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Publication Date: 1995

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A 1939 Letter of Protest: Controversy over Public Art during the New Deal. Teaching with Documents.

Schamel, Wynell; And Others

Social Education, v59 n1 p55-60 Jan 1995

Contends that during the Great Depression the federal government gave the visual arts unprecedented support. Presents a classroom lesson on a public controversy regarding a Works Progress Administration sponsored mural in an Idaho city. Includes teaching suggestions, recommended topics for student projects, and four primary sources. (CFR)

Descriptors: Art Expression, Classroom Techniques, Federal Programs, High Schools, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Painting (Visual Arts), Primary Sources, Public Agencies, Public Opinion, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, United States History

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Journal Articles

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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Idaho

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