References
- Argiro, C. (2004). Teaching with public art. Art Education, 57(4), pp.25–32.
- Gherman, B. (2000). Norman Rockwell: Storyteller with a brush. Atheneum Books/Simon & Schuster.
- Lawrence, J. (1993). The Great Migration: An American story, paintings by Jacob Lawrence. New York: Museum of Modern Art, with The Phillips Collection. HarperCollins.
- Marling, K. S. (1982). Wall to wall America: Post office murals in the Great Depression. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
- Zwirn, S. G. (2004) Men and women at work: The portrayal of American workers by three artists of the 1930s and 1940s. Art Education, 57 (2), pp. 25–32.
Resources
- Following is a list of additional resources about Depression-era murals. Most of these resources include information on a variety of forms of WPA support for artists, including murals in public schools.
- Becker, H. (2002). Art for the people: The rediscovery and preservation of progressive and WPA-era murals in the Chicago public schools, 1904–1943. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
- Beckham, S. B. (1989). Depression post office murals and southern culture: A gentle reconstruction. Baton Rouge, LA: Louisiana State University Press.
- Benton, T. H. (1983). An artist in America. Columbia, MO, and London: University of Missouri Press, fourth revised edition.
- Bustard, B. I., (1997). A new deal for the arts. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC, in association with the University of Washington Press.
- Lance, M. (1981). Artists at work: A film on the New Deal art projects. New Deal Films, Inc., P.O. Box 2953 Corrales, NM 87048.
- There are also records of correspondence from the Department of the Treasury to the artists and postmasters in the National Archives/College Park, Section 121. Some of this information is available on the National Archives website at http://www.archives.gov.