Brookfield Zoo--By the L / Long. – 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.)
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This vintage poster of Brookfield Zoo--By the L / Long. brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Brookfield Zoo--By the L / Long.
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A silkscreen poster from 1936, its title "Brookfield Zoo--By the L" points to the suburban zoo's easy access by Chicago's elevated train, the "L," which carried visitors out from the city. Brookfield Zoo had opened in 1934 with moated, barless enclosures that were then considered a modern approach to displaying animals. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored the poster, one of many that artists produced during the Depression to promote public institutions and recreation. Its subject tags also list pandas, a detail worth noting when considering what visitors of the period could see.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 15 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 166 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Zoos--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Pandas--Illinois--1930-1940. Brookfield Zoo (Ill.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 977 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 281_Brookfield_ZooBy_the_L_1936 |
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