1930s era printmaking exhibition at the Weisman Art Museum feels eerily contemporary REVIEW: Contemporary social justice issues are echoed in 1930s prints at the Weisman. April 22, 2021 11:07am Text size Copy shortlink:
Time appears to be linear, but the approximately 40 prints in the Weisman Art Museum exhibit Pressing Issues: Printmaking as Social Justice in the 1930s United States prove that art made nearly a century ago can reflect questions still plaguing America today.
Arranged clockwise in a large, darkened gallery to ensure adequate social distancing, the artwork was commissioned through the New Deal, a program instituted by President Franklin Roosevelt after his inauguration in 1933, to stabilize the economy and restore prosperity during the Great Depression.