Health for Efficiency
Title
Health for Efficiency
Description
This poster, sponsored by the Adult Education Project of the Board of Education and WPA, is an advertisement for free courses on "health education." Topics covered included "everyday problems in healthful living" and "first aid." Programs such as these encouraged the public to be proactive when it came to both their health and education.
Established in 1935, as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration was created as a relief measure. Through a variety of programs, such as construction and reforestation, it offered work to the unemployed. By the time the project was terminated in 1943, it had provided work for more than 8,500,000 people on 1,410,000 projects. Over 650,000 miles of roads were built, and thousands of bridges, parks, and public buildings were repaired.
The Federal Arts Project was a special program under the WPA, which allowed thousands of otherwise unemployed artists to decorate businesses with their work. They created more than 2,500 murals and 17,500 pieces of sculpture all over the United States. Over 2,000 posters were also created, which addressed issues such as education and public health, reflecting the state of the nation during World War II. This program paved the way for both the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Established in 1935, as part of President Roosevelt's New Deal programs, the Works Progress Administration was created as a relief measure. Through a variety of programs, such as construction and reforestation, it offered work to the unemployed. By the time the project was terminated in 1943, it had provided work for more than 8,500,000 people on 1,410,000 projects. Over 650,000 miles of roads were built, and thousands of bridges, parks, and public buildings were repaired.
The Federal Arts Project was a special program under the WPA, which allowed thousands of otherwise unemployed artists to decorate businesses with their work. They created more than 2,500 murals and 17,500 pieces of sculpture all over the United States. Over 2,000 posters were also created, which addressed issues such as education and public health, reflecting the state of the nation during World War II. This program paved the way for both the National Foundation for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Creator
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan)
Date
1936-1941
Source
https://cdn.loc.gov/service/pnp/cph/3f00000/3f05000/3f05300/3f05377r.jpg
Relation
The Works Projects Administration in Indiana. (n.d.) Indiana University : Lily Library's History Collections. Retrieved Oct 5, 2012 from http://bit.ly/9dc7HB
Link: Library of Congress
Link: Library of Congress
Rights
Source: The Works Progress Administration. (n.d.) Public Broadcasting Service:American Experience. Retrieved Oct 5, 2012 from http://to.pbs.org/NE38wq
Publisher
Library of Congress
Contributor
Ben Kaplan
Format
Medium: Poster.
Language
English
Type
Posters
Identifier
WPA, Health Education, FDR, Federal Arts Project, Education, Posters
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan), Health for Efficiency, Library of Congress, 1936-1941
Cite As
Works Progress Administration Federal Art Project (Artist: Ben Kaplan), “Health for Efficiency,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed March 28, 2024, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/243.