Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries. – Antique Poster Print
(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 Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries. 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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Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries.
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The poster advertises an exhibition billed as "Art of 79 Countries," tied to the 1939 world's fair and sponsored by International Business Machines, with the Federal Art Project as the sponsoring program. The Library of Congress catalog also links it to art exhibitions in Salt Lake City, so it likely served as local publicity for a show held there. Federal Art Project posters were printed by silkscreen, a method that let designers produce many inexpensive copies for public display during the Depression. The date stamp of August 19, 1940, on the reverse records when the sheet was processed, which is later than the 1939 date of the design.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 19 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | International Business Machines Corporation--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,658 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 200_Worlds_fair_IBM_show_Ar_1939 |
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