Dacre F. Boulton, Winter, ca. 1933-1934, oil on canvas, 34 1⁄8 x 28 3⁄8 in. (86.7 x 72.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor, 1964.1.134
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Winter
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1933-1934
- Location
- Dimensions
- 34 1⁄8 x 28 3⁄8 in. (86.7 x 72.1 cm.)
- Credit Line
- Transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- oil on canvas
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Architecture Exterior — domestic — shed
- New Deal — Public Works of Art Project — Missouri
- Cityscape — season — winter
- Cityscape — street
- Figure male
- Object Number
- 1964.1.134
Artwork Description
Dacre Boulton painted Winter while working for Region 7 of the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), a program sponsored by the New Deal that paid artists for their work. Under the PWAP, the United States was divided into sixteen regions, and Region 7 included Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, and Missouri. In this image, Boulton depicted his surrounding urban landscape. The dark, muted colors of the buildings and barren trees, and the snow-covered streets, reveal a dreary winter day, but also hint at the hardships endured all over the country during the Great Depression, a dark period in America's history.