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December 4, 1942~ FDR orders the “prompt liquidation” of the WPA

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Reforestation, center panel American Soil triptych by Helen West Heller

1935 / Woodcut on paper / Image: 11”x9 5/8” / Various collections incl. National Gallery of Art, DC

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Previous December 4 posts:

December 4~ Animals in Art

Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/4~

December 2, 1954~ U.S Senate votes to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy

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The Red Scare and McCarthyism (detail) designed by Judith F. Baca
with Matt Weurker, Jan Cook, and additional SPARC design team members

1974-1984 / Painted mural by Judith F. Baca working with the Social and Public Art Resource Center
13 1/2’ x 2,754’ / Great Wall of Los Angeles Mural, Tujunga Flood Control Channel, CA


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Previous December 2 posts:

December 2~ Animals in Art

JF Auburtin: Born December 2, 1866

Maria Callas: Born December 2, 1923

Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/2~

November 29, 394~ Taejo of Joseon moves Korean capital to Hanyang (now Seoul)

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Portrait of King Taejo of Joseon by
Jo Jung-muk, Park Gi-jun, Baek Eun-bae, Yu Suk

1872 / Hanging Scroll, ink and color on silk / 85 4/5”x59”
Royal Portrait Museum, Gyeonggijeon Shrine, Jeonju, South Korea

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Previous November 29 posts:

November 29~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/29~

November 27, 1910~ Pennsylvania Station opens in New York City

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Penn Station at War Time by Joseph Delaney

1943 / Oil on canvas / 34”x48 1/8” / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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Previous November 27 posts:

November 27~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/27~

November 25, 1874~ American boxer Joe Gans is born

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Both Members of This Club by George Bellows

1909 / Oil on canvas / 45 1/4”x63 3/16” / National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

“While the name of the white boxer is unknown, the African-American boxer
is Joe Gans, who would be the champion for eight years.”  ~theartstory

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Previous November 25 posts:

November 25~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/25~

November 22, 1871~ Death of Oscar Dunn, first elected Black Lieut. Governor in USA

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Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Dunn by Currier and Ives

c.1868-1871 / Lithograph / Image: 11 7/8”x8 7/16”
Various collections including Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, LA

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Previous November 22 posts:

November 22~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/22~

November 21, 1918~ Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 gives women right to sit in Parliament

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The Artist’s Wife, Constance, Comtesse de Markievicz
by Casimir Dunin Markievicz

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1899 / Oil on canvas / 80 3/4”x35 4/5” / National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

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Previous November 21 posts:

November 21~ Artists at their Easels

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/21~

November 18, 1916~ Battle of the Somme is finally called to a halt

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The Eve of the Battle of the Somme by Herbert James Gunn

1916 / Oil on canvas / 33”x36” / Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, London, UK

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Previous November 18 posts:

November 18~ Artists at their Easels

Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre: Born November 18, 1787

Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/18~