The Sculptures and Reliefs of Lenore Thomas Straus in Greenbelt, Maryland
She was a prominent artist working on New Deal art commissions during the Great Depression
Last week I mentioned a video I made about the historic area of Greenbelt, Maryland, a town that was planned and created by the federal government during the height of the Great Depression. Towards the end of that video I briefly showed a statue that was created by Lenore Thomas Straus called Mother and Child. This subsequent video I shot shows more of Straus’ work, which can be found throughout Roosevelt Center in the historic district of Greenbelt.
I originally wanted to include the Strauss sculptures with my previous video about the historic area of Greenbelt but, at the time I shot the video footage back in 2020, TikTok had a maximum limit of one minute. So I decided to make a separate video focusing only on the Strauss sculptures.
Lenore Thomas Straus was a woman sculptor who was working in a male dominated field. Her art career took off when she received commissions under the New Deal program in the 1930s. This video focuses on her sculptures and reliefs on display in Greenbelt.
The video has a runtime of one minute and it was first uploaded online on October 29, 2020. Here are the two formats of my same video. Pick the one that suits you the best.
Horizontal video (for computer monitors and TV sets)
Vertical video (for smartphones and other mobile devices)
You can learn more about the life and career of Lenore Thomas Straus at these links:
Lenore Thomas Straus, A Courageous New Deal Artist
Learn All About Lenore Thomas Straus
Intentional Creativity: Our Lineage and the Legacy, A Foundation
I hope you enjoyed learning about the art of Lenore Thomas Straus. Check out the Archives for more ideas on what off-beat places to visit in the Baltimore-DC area (and sometimes beyond).
See you next time!