WPA Printmaking, The Great Depression, and “The Grapes of Wrath” (Learning, Education) Events in Ithaca, New York

Things to do in Ithaca New York

 

Search Events

WPA Printmaking, The Great Depression, and “The Grapes of Wrath”

Location:
Barnes Hall Auditorium - Cornell University

Ithaca, New York 14850
When: March 12, 2010
Starts at: 12:00 AM
This is an all day event

Description:
Visit the Tatkon Center during the month of March to view this exhibition of selected, original prints by artists who worked in the Works Progress Administration (WPA)/ Federal Arts Project (FAP) Arts Project. These amazing works expressed not only the romance of the past, the hopes and dreams for the future, but also the realities of their time, unvarnished and sometimes raw.

This exhibit is presented by the Amity Art Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation to promote, perpetuate, and preserve the arts with an emphasis on traditional graphic arts techniques and philosophies. The art presented in this exhibition is from a private collection archived and curated by the Foundation.

This exhibition is also part of The Grapes of Wrath at the Tatkon Center series, which is sponsored by the Carol Tatkon Center, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Office of the Dean of Students.

Carol Tatkon Center hours of operation:
Mon - Thurs, 8 am - 11 pm
Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Sat, Closed
Sun, 3:30 pm - 11 pm

LOCATION: Carol Tatkon Center

ADMISSION: Open to Public, Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff.

WPA Printmaking, The Great Depression, and “The Grapes of Wrath”March 12, 2010 - All day

Visit the Tatkon Center during the month of March to view this exhibition of selected, original prints by artists who worked in the Works Progress Administration (WPA)/ Federal Arts Project (FAP) Arts Project. These amazing works expressed not only the romance of the past, the hopes and dreams for the future, but also the realities of their time, unvarnished and sometimes raw.

This exhibit is presented by the Amity Art Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit corporation to promote, perpetuate, and preserve the arts with an emphasis on traditional graphic arts techniques and philosophies. The art presented in this exhibition is from a private collection archived and curated by the Foundation.

This exhibition is also part of The Grapes of Wrath at the Tatkon Center series, which is sponsored by the Carol Tatkon Center, Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, and Office of the Dean of Students.

Carol Tatkon Center hours of operation:
Mon - Thurs, 8 am - 11 pm
Fri, 8 am - 5 pm
Sat, Closed
Sun, 3:30 pm - 11 pm LOCATION:Carol Tatkon CenterADMISSION:Open to Public, Alumni, Students, Faculty, and Staff.CONTACT:Carol Grumbach
254-2252
cg47@cornell.eduFuture Recurrences of this Event

  • 03/13/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/14/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/15/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/16/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/17/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/18/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/19/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/20/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/21/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
  • 03/22/2010, All day, Carol Tatkon Center.
document.write('

E-mail this event

');



Buffalo, NY: The City of Good Neighbors.
Middletown, NY: A Wonderful City to Visit
Wilkes-Barre, PA: A Wonderful City to Visit
Kingston, NY: A Wonderful City to Visit
Schenectady, NY: Electric City





Featured Sites