Enjoy ice roller skating / J.P. – Vintage Poster
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Enjoy ice roller skating / J.P.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Enjoy ice roller skating / J.P.
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This 1936 silkscreen poster, signed with the initials J.P., invites New Yorkers to enjoy ice and roller skating, two winter pastimes it presents side by side. It was produced under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Depression to make posters for public events, classes and recreation programs. The New York silkscreen unit helped develop the medium for poster work, using flat, bold color that could be printed affordably in quantity and read quickly from the street. Its cheerful, modern style reflects the period's effort to offer inexpensive leisure to city residents.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 187 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Ice skating--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Roller skating--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Recreation--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 822 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 686_Enjoy_ice_roller_skatin_1936 |
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