"A WPA Art Project Exhibit." In The Great Depression and the New Deal. American Journey. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 1999. Student Resources in Context.
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The Works Progress Administration, later renamed the Work Projects Administration, was a program implemented by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935, during the height of the Great Depression. The WPA paid those who couldn’t find work elsewhere to maintain their communities, beginning with the Federal Writer’s Project, which paid writers during the depression just to write. Its most famous project was the American Guide series, which created guides for each state, some of their cities, and counties. The guides also documented many aspects of American life, including the history, folklore, nature, geography, and ethnic groups of each state. Those employed by the WPA were also paid to create posters promoting good health practices, gardening, they planted things and provided food for low income families, and so much more.
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