Milwaukee WPA Handicraft Project
Description
Watercolor, pencil, and ink illustration on paperThe Milwaukee Handicraft Project was a program of the Work Projects Administration (WPA), which was created in 1935 to put unemployed Americans to work. The "Costume Design" collection is comprised of pencil, ink, and watercolor illustrations on paper.Woman wearing the following: a light blue skirt with blue, purple and green stripes at hem; a red quilted bodice; a white peasant shirt with blue, green and purple stripes; and black ballet flatsColorN/AFairy Tale CharacterImaginative
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Watercolors
Rost, Jane; Milwaukee County and Milwaukee State Teachers College
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