Maurice Glickman was an American sculptor noted for his New Deal-era sculpture for public buildings. He was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1934. He founded the School of Art Studies in New York and was its director from 1945 to 1955. His work is in the Albany Institute of History and Art, and in the Hirschorn Museum.

The Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) was a New Deal work-relief program that employed professional artists to create sculptures, paintings, crafts and design for public buildings and parks during the Great Depression in the United States. The program operated from December 8, 1933, to May 20, 1934, administered by Edward Bruce under the United States Treasury Department, with funding from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.