Murals for the community – 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 rare vintage poster captures Murals for the community in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This 1936 silkscreen poster, *Murals for the community*, promotes public mural and art exhibition programs in New York during the Depression, when the Federal Art Project employed artists to paint murals in public buildings and bring art to ordinary neighborhoods. Its silkscreen process was a technique the New York project's silkscreen unit used heavily, since it produced bold flat color that could be printed in multiples and posted widely. The record connects the piece to sculptor Maurice Glickman, and a stamp on the back shows it was dated September 2, 1938, two years after its printed date.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Date stamped on verso: Sep 2 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Glickman Maurice sculptor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Murals--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,000 px · prints to 5 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 164_Murals_for_the_communit_1936 |
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