Chapter 18: Between Two Fires "New Deal Art Projects" Introduction      You have learned that President Franklin D. Roosevelt instituted the New Deal to help put the unemployed back to work. You have also read about artist Ben Shahn, a social realist, who painted works that showed the human suffering caused by the Great Depression. Under the New Deal, the federal government supported artists like Shahn. Destination Title: A New Deal for the Arts Web Site Note: Clicking on the link above will launch a new browser window. Need help using your browser for this activity? Click here for tips. Directions Start at A New Deal for the Arts Web site. Scroll down the Web page, reading and analyzing the information about the New Deal art projects. Answer the following questions. 1. What were the two missions of the New Deal art projects? 2. How was political opinion divided about these projects? 3. What finally ended the New Deal art projects? 4. Choose one of the five themes (Rediscovering America, Celebrating "the People," and so forth) that you think is the most valuable and explain why.