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In 1934, over a period of seven months amidst the depths of the Great Depression, American artists were paid by the government to create more than 15,000 works of art.

, and the artwork that came out of it is the subject of 

an exhibition opening tomorrow at the Minnesota History Center

"Homeward Bound," 1933-1934, oil on canvas, E. Martin Hennings. Part of "1934: A New Deal for Artists," on view June 2 to Sept. 30, 2012 at the Minnesota History Center.

Minnesota Historical Society curator and acting head of collections

that the Public Works Art Project served two agendas:

New Deal-era art in the Minnesota History Center storeroom Wednesday, May 30, 2012. The museum is hosting a56-painting traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian American Art Museum called "1934: A New Deal for Artists," which opens June 2, 2012.

As part of the tour Wurzer and Szott visited the MNHS art storeroom, and looked at some of the 500 New Deal paintings in its collection. You can hear the rest of their conversation, and see an excellent slideshow of New Deal art, 

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