Visit the zoo – Antique 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.)
Description
This vintage poster of Visit the zoo brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Penguins set this poster apart from the many zoo images of its era, and the subject is tied to a Pennsylvania zoo. It was produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which made posters to promote public events and services during the Depression. The Federal Writers Project sponsored it, and a date stamp on the back reads March 27, 1937, about a year after the 1936 date given for the design. The bold, flat color of the woodcut suits its purpose of catching a passerby's eye from a street wall.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Writers Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Penguins--1930-1940. Zoos--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,787 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 778_Visit_the_zoo_1936 |
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