Collection: Past Exhibition - Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s

February 22 - August 16, 2020

During the economic hard times of the 1930s, U.S. government art projects under the WPA and other agencies created a wealth of public art and supported art communities across the country. In the Northwest hundreds of artists were employed and thousands of artworks created but their story is almost unknown. Forgotten Stories: Northwest Public Art of the 1930s will offer an extensive overview of the bounty of work created in our region and bring forgotten treasures back to view. This exhibition is part of TAM’s historical Northwest Perspective series and includes a major publication.