Untitled, WPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project Number 1170
Untitled, WPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project Number 1170
WPA Milwaukee Handicraft Project
ca. 1940
Materials
Woodblock on cotton fabric
Size
33 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches
Racine Art Museum, WPA, Wisconsin Federal Art Project, Milwaukee Handicraft Project
About the artwork.
This is one of many block-printed textiles produced through the Milwaukee Handicraft Project (MHP). The MHP, running from 1935 to 1942, employed over 5,000 women and people of color to make mostly household-related articles of wood, paper, yarn, and cloth that could be sold to schools, libraries, and other public institutions. RAM has several portfolios filled with textiles such as this with imagery based on nature, the landscape, and folk traditions.