 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - De Kooning akabatana neArtists Union muna 1934, uye muna 1935 akashanda muFederal Art Project yeWorks Progress Administration, kwaakagadzira mifananidzo yakawanda yemadziro kusanganisira mimwe yeWilliamsburg Federal Housing Project muBrooklyn. Hapana nomumwe wavo akaurayiwa, asi mufananidzo womumwe wacho wakabatanidzwa muNew Horizons in American Art paMuseum of Modern Art, kuratidzwa kwake kwokutanga kweboka. Kutanga muna 1937, apo De Kooning aifanira kusiya Federal Art Project nokuti akanga asina ugari hweAmerica, akatanga kushanda nguva yakazara semuimbi, achiwana mari kubva kumakomisheni uye nokupa zvidzidzo. Gore iroro de Kooning akapiwa basa rokupenda chikamu cheMedicine yeHall of Pharmacy paWorlds Fair muna 1939 muNew York, iyo yakakwevera ngwariro yavatsoropodzi, mifananidzo imene yakatsva chose chose uye yakasiyana zvikuru nenguva yezvokwadi yeAmerica. 