War Projects Act (or WPA) A scheme of the Federal Arts Project,
a program which helped artists from 1935 to 1943 by
commissioning works of art across America. Example: Diego
Rivera's Man at the Crossroads was completed for the Federal
Arts Project in Rockefeller Center, 1933 A collective term for
pottery and ceramic objects. Colors often associated with fire
and sun, which suggest warmth. These are colors which contain
red and yellow and appear on one side of the color wheel
opposite the cool colors. In weaving, the vertical threads
attached to the top and bottom of a loom, through which the weft
is woven. A thin, translucent layer of pigment, usually
watercolor or India ink. Often it is the background of a
picture, prepared using watery paint applied quickly using
large, sweeping brush strokes. Example: Helen Frankenthaler's
Bay Side, 1967 A flat metal or rubber disk placed beneath a bolt
head or nut which helps to secure the bolt and distribute its
pressure, lessen friction, or prevent leakage. This term is