The Regionalist art movement reflects a distinct period in U.S.
history, including the efforts by artists to define a uniquely
American style. This concentration on a specific geography and
culture would emanate, in its purest form, from the American
Midwest of Thomas Hart Benton, John Steuart Curry, and Grant
Wood. Regionalism and the Art of the WPA includes works by these
and other artists who drew their inspiration from their
immediate surroundings, both rural and urban. In a collaborative
endeavor between GVSU and the Muskegon Museum of Art, the Art
Gallery will host this exhibition of more than 40 works drawn
from the MMA’s collection. The collaboration is in conjunction
with the MMA’s hosting of 1934: A New Deal for Artists,
organized and circulated by the Smithsonian American Art Museum,
Washington, D.C., and scheduled in Muskegon for February 16
through May 6, 2012. A series of interdisciplinary programs are
planned for students and the public at the GVSU Art Gallery, the
Hauenstein Center for Preside