Snapshots of the Past

Sioux City Civic Chorus of the Department of Public Recreation presents Handels Messi – Antique Poster Print

Sioux City Civic Chorus of the Department of Public Recreation presents Handels Messi, 1936 — vintage poster
Sioux City Civic Chorus of the Department of Public Recreation presents Handels Messi, 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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.)

Description

A window into the past: Sioux City Civic Chorus of the Department of Public Recreation presents Handels Messi, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. A fine choice for anyone who loves history, and a gift that gets noticed. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

Sioux City Civic Chorus of the Department of Public Recreation presents Handels Messi

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Sioux City, Iowa, is the particular setting here, where the city's Department of Public Recreation sponsored a civic chorus performing Handel's *Messiah*. The silkscreen poster was printed in 1936 under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that employed artists to design public announcements. Community performances of *Messiah* were a popular tradition in American towns during the 1930s, and the flat, bold color typical of silkscreen suits the poster's direct message. A January 1940 date stamp on the back suggests the sheet stayed in use for some time after the concert was announced.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Jan 22 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 247 · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsHandel George Frideric 1685-1759. Messiah. Concerts--Iowa--Sioux City--1930-1940. Choirs (Music)--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan997 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference349_Sioux_City_Civic_Chorus_1936

More from the WPA Posters collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

Department of Public Recreation presents Sioux Citys [sic] 1940 music week Bands choiDepartment of Public Recreation presents Sioux Citys [sic] 1940 music week BandsHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 2 (S) A fire engiHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 2 (S) A fiHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 3 (S) A steam engHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 3 (S) A stHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 4 (S) Up-to-dateHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 4 (S) Up-tHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 1 (S) Fire departHistory of civic services in the city of New York Fire Department No. 1 (S) FirePublic school art Sioux City Art Center / made by WPA Federal Art Project Iowa.Public school art Sioux City Art Center / made by WPA Federal Art Project Iowa.