Father & son banquet – 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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Made for the Chicago Urban League, this silkscreen poster promotes a father-and-son banquet, a community event that set it apart from the government posters of the period. It is attributed to Chicago artist Albert M. Bender and was produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which used silkscreen printing to publicize civic and social programs during the Depression. The League worked to expand job opportunities and civic inclusion for Black Chicagoans, and events like this one likely aimed to bring families into its orbit. A date stamp on the reverse reads February 16, 1940, which places the poster in the final years of the WPA's poster program.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Attributed to Chicago artist Albert M. Bender. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 146 · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Chicago Urban League--Public relations--1930-1940. Banquets--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Fathers & children--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 984 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 236_Father_son_banquet_1939 |
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