From 1935 to 1943 Pollock worked for Roosevelt's Federal Art Project, the visual arts arts arm of the Work Projects Administration. The FAP's primary goal was to employ out of work artists. These artists were hired to primarily to create art for public spaces. The FAP was divided into mural arts, sculpture, easel painting, and graphic arts. Pollock worked for the easel division. By 1936, the FAP employed over 6,000 artists. FAP artists created more than 200,000 works of art.