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Dorothy Lau
Workers - Five O'Clock, ca. 1935-1940
oil on canvas
The Weisman Art Museum holds a vast and diverse collection of art created as part of the New Deal programs of the 1930s and 1940s. New Deal programs were launched by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1933 to provide relief, reform, and recovery to the people and economy of the United States following the Great Depression. The New Deal programs employed millions of people, including thousands of artists.
The Weisman is an official federal repository of some 1,000 works created by nearly 200 New Deal artists. The museum's collection includes prints, photographs, paintings, murals, and other works that survey the accomplishments of New Deal artists from Minnesota and across the country--artists like Dorothea Lau, Walker Evans, Edward Weston, and others who went on to accomplished artistic careers after the New Deal programs ended in the early 1940s.
"By the People, for the People" showcases selections from the Weisman's vast holdings in this area, including several pieces by artists working on the University of Minnesota campus in the 1930s. The show also highlights works by women artists employed by the New Deal programs.
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