Josephine Joy - Prisoner’s Plea

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)

Indian Girl

Indian Girl (1935–43)

Fritz Eichenberg (American, 1901 – 1990)
John Henry Building A Railroad

John Henry Building A Railroad (1936)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
901 (Street View, Unidentified Building)

901 (Street View, Unidentified Building) (ca.1936)

Marguerite Redman Dorgeloh (American, 1890–1944)
Two Boys

Two Boys (1935 - 1943)

G. Kahn (American, 20th Century)
Old Tales

Old Tales (1935 - 1943)

Nan Lurie (American, 1910–1985)
Garden Scene

Garden Scene (1939)

Robert B. Moir
Birth of John Henry

Birth of John Henry (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Dancer Number 19

Dancer Number 19 (1938)

Arthur Murphy
Futility

Futility (1935–43)

Hughie Lee-Smith (American, 1915 – 1999)
John Henry and the Witch Woman

John Henry and the Witch Woman (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
Scene from Ashbury Heights – San Francisco

Scene from Ashbury Heights – San Francisco (1938-1939)

Jennie Lewis (American, 1892–1944)
Evolution of Swing

Evolution of Swing (1940-1942)

Raymond Steth (American, 1917 - 1997)
Back Bay

Back Bay (1935-1941)

David Burke (American, 1935–1943)
Noncombatants

Noncombatants (1937-1939)

Chet La More (American, 1908–1980)
Sailing

Sailing (1935–40)

Fred Becker (American, 1913-2004)
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