Josephine Joy - Irish Cottage

Josephine Hiett Joy was born near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1869 and soon thereafter her family moved to Peoria, Illinois. After an early marriage that ended in divorce, she went to Chicago and subsequently married Frank Joy. She became interested in painting after they moved to San Diego. A prolific worker, she became a WPA artist in the late 1930s, which led to her first solo exhibition at the Galerie St. Etienne in New York City in 1943. Joy died in Peoria in 1948.

In Collection: Works Progress Administration (WPA) Art (View all 421)

Harlem WPA Street Dance

Harlem WPA Street Dance (1935-1943)

Elizabeth Olds (American, 1896 – 1991)
Idle Governor

Idle Governor (ca. 1940)

Horatio C. Forjohn (American, 1911-1943)
Fall in the Foothills

Fall in the Foothills (ca. 1933-1934)

William Herbert Dunton (American, 1878-1936)
NYC Street Scene

NYC Street Scene (1935-1943)

Elias Grossman (American, 1898 – 1947)
Generals

Generals (1939)

Chet La More (American, 1908–1980)
Spring, Ulster County

Spring, Ulster County (1936)

Emil Ganso (American, 1895-1941)
Evening

Evening (1938)

Theodore Polos (American, 1901-1976)
Pyramid of Fruit

Pyramid of Fruit (1937-1938)

Elizabeth Colwell (American, 1881 – 1961 )
Horse Group Number 19

Horse Group Number 19 (1938)

Arthur Murphy
Voodoo Coming into Haiti

Voodoo Coming into Haiti (1935-1943)

Richard A. Loederer (American, 1894-1981)
The Musician

The Musician (1940)

Miné Okubo (American, 1912 – 2001)
Subway Scene

Subway Scene (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Underpass-New York

Underpass-New York (1933-1934)

Anonymous
New York Landscape

New York Landscape (1936)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Country Scene

Country Scene (1937)

Ralph Rosenborg (American, 1913–1992)
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