by the people, for the people

fdr's works progress administration (wpa) was the new deal's largest agency, employing 3.3 million americans at it's peak in 1938. through derided by critics as "we poke along" or "we putter around", the wpa nevertheless funded artistic and literary endeavors on an unprecedented scale and the output is well worthing checking out. here are some of the posters created from 1936-1943 to promote various government programs. go here for more