Keep fit ... get your test now / Kreger. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 Keep fit ... get your test now / Kreger. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Keep fit ... get your test now / Kreger.
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Its title, "Keep fit ... get your test now," pairs a lean athlete caught mid-leap over a hurdle with a direct call to be screened, a combination that sets it apart from many health posters of the period. Tuberculosis was among the leading causes of death in American cities in the 1930s, and Chicago health campaigns urged residents to get tested early, when treatment was most likely to work. The Federal Art Project's Chicago workshops produced posters like this one for public agencies using silkscreen, a stencil method that allowed bold flat color and cheap runs. The date stamped on the back, April 1939, shows the poster was still in circulation several years after it was designed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 24 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Tuberculosis--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Health care--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Hurdle racing--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,820 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 644_Keep_fit_get_your_test_1936 |
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