Artist

Millard Sheets

born Pomona, CA 1907-died Gualala, CA 1989
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Image is courtesy of the Millard Sheets papers, 1907-1990 in the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Also known as
  • Millard Owen Sheets
Born
Pomona, California, United States
Died
Gualala, California, United States
Active in
  • Los Angeles, California, United States
  • Claremont, California, United States
Biography

Born and lives in California. Painter, etcher, illustrator, designer, who has received numerous prizes for his work.

Charles Sullivan, ed American Beauties: Women in Art and Literature (New York: Henry N. Abrams, Inc., in association with National Museum of American Art, 1993)

Works by this artist (3 items)

Millard Sheets, Tenement Flats, 1933-1934, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1965.18.48
Tenement Flats
Date1933-1934
oil on canvas
On view
Toilers at Sunset
Date1938
gelatone facsimile of a painting on paper
Not on view
Millard Sheets, A California Landscape, 1934, offset color lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1981.48.2
A California Landscape
Date1934
offset color lithograph on paper
Not on view

Related Books

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1934: A New Deal for Artists
During the Great Depression, president Franklin Delano Roosevelt promised a “new deal for the American people,” initiating government programs to foster economic recovery. Roosevelt’s pledge to help “the forgotten man” also embraced America’s artists. The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) enlisted artists to capture “the American Scene” in works of art that would embellish public buildings across the country. Although it lasted less than one year, from December 1933 to June 1934, the PWAP provided employment for thousands of artists, giving them an important role in the country’s recovery. Their legacy, captured in more than fifteen thousand artworks, helped “the American Scene” become America seen.