Occupations related to household arts – 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Occupations related to household arts 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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Occupations related to household arts
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Few posters of the period treat housework and home-related trades as a field of employment, and this 1938 silkscreen print, titled "Occupations related to household arts," does exactly that. It was made under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which used silkscreen because the stencil process could produce bold, flat color in quantity at low cost. The subject tags place the work in Ohio during the 1930s, when federal posters often promoted job skills and public programs. The date stamped on the back, March 10, 1938, situates it within the Project's busy output of that year.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 10 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Domestic life--Ohio--1930-1940. Occupations--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,207 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 512_Occupations_related_to_1938 |
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