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Look for the people in this painting. How many are there? What are they doing?
Look for the people in this painting. How many are there? What are they doing?
Ask: Why do you think the artist painted the background with those loose brush strokes and many colors? How does the background make the painting feel?
Ask: Why do you think the artist painted the background with those loose brush strokes and many colors? How does the background make the painting feel?
Move: Pretend you are the artist. How would you paint this? As you paint, Are you using slow, careful strokes or fast, loose strokes?
Move: Pretend you are the artist. How would you paint this? As you paint, Are you using slow, careful strokes or fast, loose strokes?
Charles Schucker
Men at Work, 1940
Gouache on paper
WPA/FAP Allocation
WPA stands for Works Progress Administration. The WPA hired people during the Great Depression (1929-1933). FAP stands for Federal Art Project. The FAP hired artists to create artwork. That artwork was allocated, or given, to museums and other public places where people could enjoy it. Learn more about the ISM WPA collection here.
What is gouache? Gouache (gwäsh) is a kind of watercolor paint. Pigments (coloring) are mixed in water with a binder to hold the paint together. It isn't as transparent (see through) as watercolor.
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