AW935: Edward Millman WPA 1930's Wheat Field Threshing Oil on Masonite Board Painting

Edward Millman 1930's QPA Wheat Field Threshing Oil on Masonite Board. Circa 1930's. Signed "E. Milkman" verso. 

Dimensions: Sight 16" x 20"; Frame 21" x 24 3/4"

Comments: Edward Millman (born 1907 Chicago, Illinois - died 1964 Woodstock, New York) was an important muralist, painter, lithographer, illustrator and teacher active in Chicago, New York City and Woodstock, New York,. He was well known for his Depression era murals for the WPA, Works Progress Administration.  From 1935 to 1936, he was State Director of Mural Projects for the Federal Art Project in Illinois. Much of his work reflected his sympathies for middle and lower-class persons struggling to earn money.  He was also the chief illustrator for the Chicago Evening American newspaper. He studied with Mexican muralist Diego Rivera in Mexico and returning to Chicago, became one of the most productive WPA artists in Illinois.  He received numerous mural commissions including the St. Louis Post Office.