Occupations related to language – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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Occupations related to language comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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This silkscreen poster, titled "Occupations related to language," takes its subject from the world of work rather than from a single scene, presenting jobs that depend on speaking, reading, and writing. Its record ties it to Cincinnati, Ohio, and to education, and it bears a Federal Music Project sponsorship line alongside a November 18, 1937 date stamp on the back. Posters like this were produced under the Works Progress Administration's poster program, which used the silkscreen process to make inexpensive, bold public notices and promotions for federal projects and community events. Its lettering and flat color fields are typical of that period's commercial-style graphics.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Nov 18 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Occupations--1930-1940. Education--Ohio--Cincinnati--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,767 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 539_Occupations_related_to_1937 |
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