The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick Jo – 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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This vintage poster of The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick Jo brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick Jo
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The poster announces the Gay 90s Art Ball, staged by the Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee in Illinois as part of a neighborhood celebration. The 1890s theme looked back to the decade that gave the Gay Nineties their name, a period of bustling urban life and turn-of-the-century fashion that Depression-era audiences could still picture fondly. Printed in 1939 by the Work Projects Administration's poster program, it shows how federal arts projects produced silkscreen announcements for local civic and social events. The stamped date on the back, September 7, 1939, places it just days after Germany invaded Poland, a reminder that community gatherings continued even as the wider world darkened.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. · Hackett Albert. Goodrich Frances. |
| Subjects | Balls (Parties)--Illinois--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,861 × 4,096 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 224_The_Hyde_Park_Golden_Ju_1939 |
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