New Life for WPA Art - Prologue - Fall 2010

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The mural Indians Watching Stagecoach in the Distance by Eduard Ulreich (1937) now welcomes visitors to the National Archives at Kansas City.

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New Life for WPA Art

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Left: Eduard Ulreich grew up in Kansas City, where his father had a shoe shop.Right: Eduard Ulreich in Paris, 1925. Successful commercial art designs, exhibitions, and

sales of his work allowed him and his wife to travel abroad and spend a year in Paris.



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In his mural Spirit of North Carolina Ulreich sought to depict the diverse topography, economy, and history of

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Ulreich produced his mural Pony Express through a commission from the Department of the Treasurys Section

of Painting and Sculpture as a part of the WPA Fine Arts program in 1937.

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In the postWorld War II years, Ulreich continued painting and offering art lessons in his New York City

studio. Of all his works, the images created during his time as a WPA artist have survived the longest.

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Ulreichs Fourth Draft Registration card for World War II shows his New York City address and his birthplace

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