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The Resources of Nature by William Zorach
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography
The Resources of Nature
Photo CreditCarol M. Highsmith Photography

The Resources of Nature

Artist
Year1939
Classification sculpture
Medium laquered teak wood
Dimensions8 ft. 2 in. × 37 5/8 × 3 1/2 in. (248.9 × 95.6 × 8.9 cm)
Credits Public Works of Art Project, 1933 - 1934
Fine Arts Collection
U.S. General Services Administration
Location
  • Commissioned by the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), The Resources of Nature renders a mother and child before a waterfall to signify the importance of family and the natural resources of America in the country's development.  The panel was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York as an example of art produced through WPA.