Visit the zoo – Antique 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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This vintage poster of Visit the zoo brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Penguins are the unusual subject here, set against a Pennsylvania zoo in the 1930s, when a live penguin was still a draw for many visitors. The poster was issued under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, which hired artists to produce public announcements, and the Federal Writers Project sponsorship shows it was tied to the government's promotion of cultural outings. Its color woodcut technique gives the birds bold, simplified shapes, and the printed invitation to "Visit the zoo" reflects the New Deal effort to fill public places with affordable recreation.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Writers Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Penguins--1930-1940. Zoos--Pennsylvania--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,773 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 777_Visit_the_zoo_1936 |
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