Remembering Relief: The Federal Music Project

Items

• NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on National Mall
  An overhead shot of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall. The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, also called the AIDS Memorial Quilt or AIDS Quilt, was conceptualized in 1985 by AIDS activist Cleve Jones in San Francisco, California, as a way to memorialize the names of those who had died from AIDS-related causes. At an estimated 54 tons, it is the largest piece of community folk art in the world as of 2020. It is currently viewable in its entirety online.
• Why I March : Images from the Women's March around the world
  "Why I March" is a photographic documentation of the Women's March on January 21, 2017. It also contains quotes from organizers and participants about their experiences during and around the event.
• Children's Festival for Pupils
  This black-and-white photograph captures four children singing into a microphone, surrounded by other children at the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park, New York City. The children are participants of a Federal Music Project Children's festival for pupils. The digital image is part of the National Archives exhibit, A New Deal for the Arts and the National Archives Records of Works Projects Administration. The photograph is taken from an unknown photographer at an unknown date.
• Printers Making Serigraph Posters
  This black-and-white photograph was taken by an unknown person named Rose. The image captures 3 printers making serigraph posters for the WPA Federal Art Project in New York City as part of New Deal efforts to support artists. The digital image of the photograph is part of the National Archives Exhibit, A New Deal for the Arts.