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Autumn in Illinois

 

Chicago Towers 

 

 

Rural Scene 

Outskirts of Galena

 

Sunday on the Farm

  Some Illinois WPA artists interpreted the theme The American Scene by creating landscapes and cityscapes about life on farms, in small towns, and in large cities. Some artists were looking back with nostalgia at rural life, while others depicted a more realistic view of farms in crisis.

 

   
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