Artist

Saul Berman

born Russia 1899-died Los Angeles, CA 1975
Born
Russia
Died
Los Angeles, California, United States
Active in
  • New York, Kings, New York, United States
  • Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States

Works by this artist (2 items)

Seneca Ray Stoddard, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, ca. 1889, albumen silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.175
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Dateca. 1889
albumen silver print
Not on view
Seneca Ray Stoddard, The Antlers, Open Camp, Raquette Lake, ca. 1889, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase from the Charles Isaacs Collection made possible in part by the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1994.91.176
The Antlers, Open Camp, Raquette Lake
Dateca. 1889
gelatin silver print
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.