WPA artists / engineers also worked on camouflage

Recently, while preparing a talk about the Depression-era WPA (Works Progress Administration), I was surprised to find how many American camouflage artists were also involved in various WPA public art projects. Below is one example of that—

WPA SEEKING OKAY ON ROAD CAMOUFLAGE in Greensburg Daily Tribune (Greensburg PA), October 18, 1940—

Traverse City MI—WPA engineers at a conference here disclosed plans are under consideration for a camouflage project to conceal highways and gun emplacements.

The project, discussed at a conference of national, regional and state WPA engineers, would be undertaken by Michigan artists. Huge camouflage nets would be spread over strategic defense spaces and military objectives, it was disclosed.

Approval of the project was awaited from Washington.

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