Art for the Millions

American Culture and Politics in the 1930s

Allison Rudnick, Kirsten Pai Buick, Max Fraser , Rachel Mustalish

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 November 2023

Reveals how American art in the 1930s—intertwined with the political, social, and economic tumult of an era not so unlike our own—engaged with the public amid global upheaval

Focusing on the unprecedented dissemination of art and ideas brought about by new technology and government programs, this publication examines the search for artistic identity in the United States from the stock market crash of 1929 that began the Great Depression to the closure of the Works Progress Administration in 1943. During this time of civil, economic, and social unrest, artists transmitted political ideas and propaganda through a wide range of media, including paintings and sculptures, but also journals, prints, textiles, postcards, and other objects that would have been widely collected, experienced, or encountered. Insightful essays discuss but go beyond the era’s best-known creators, such as Thomas Hart Benton, Walker Evans, Marsden Hartley, and Georgia O’Keeffe, to highlight artists who have received little scholarly attention, including women and artists of color as well as designers and illustrators. Emphasizing the contributions of the Black Popular Front and Leftist movements while acknowledging competing visions of the country through the lenses of race, gender, and class, Art for the Millions is a timely look at art in the United States made by and for its people.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

(September 6–December 10, 2023)

By: Allison Rudnick
Contributions by: Kirsten Pai Buick, Max Fraser, Rachel Mustalish
Imprint: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 229mm,
ISBN: 9781588397690
ISBN 10: 1588397696
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 10 November 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Allison Rudnick is associate curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Reviews for Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s

"""A useful overview of a sometimes overlooked part of the history of twentieth-century art and design in this country.""--Karen Wilkin, New Criterion"