Senior amateur music contest On the mall Central Park (S) Sept. 29 - 1936 8:15 p.m. – 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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Step back in time with Senior amateur music contest On the mall Central Park (S) Sept. 29 - 1936 8:15 p.m., a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Senior amateur music contest On the mall Central Park (S) Sept. 29 - 1936 8:15 p.m.
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Announcing a senior amateur music contest on the Mall in Central Park on the evening of September 29, 1936, this poster is tied to a specific public concert, and its subjects include tubas, which points to the brass instruments featured. It was produced under the Works Progress Administration's poster program, which used silkscreen printing to make inexpensive announcements for free events in New York City. The Department of Parks sponsored the contest, and the poster is credited to designer H. Das. A stamp on the back, dated January 5, 1939, shows the sheet was handled and filed well after the concert.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Poster designed by H. Das. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks sponsor. |
| Subjects | Music--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Contests--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Tubas--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,782 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 471_Senior_amateur_music_co_1936 |
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