Wpa Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal

author: Joseph Maresca
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.17
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2021/07/19
date added: 2021/07/19
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'WPA Buildings: Architecture and Art of the New Deal' by Joseph Maresca is a look at the art and architecture of federal buildings that were built in the 1930s and 1940s.

This book looks at blocky imposing goverment buildings and sees them in a new light. With lots of pictures, the similarities of a style called Moderne becomes evident. Inside details are looked at as well, including a whole chapter on new deal murals featured in these buildings, many now hidden from the public.

I gained a whole new appreciation for these boxy buildings that were built to bring a sense of weight and purpose to a country that desperately needed it.

I received a review copy of this ebook from Schiffer Publishing Ltd. and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this ebook.


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