Little Miss Muffet ... Reading a Picture Book – Antique Wall Art
(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 Little Miss Muffet ... Reading a Picture Book in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Choose the framed print, ready to hang the day it arrives, or the unframed print for a frame of your own. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Little Miss Muffet ... Reading a Picture Book
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Little Miss Muffet, the nursery-rhyme figure who usually sits on a tuffet with her curds and whey, is shown here absorbed in a picture book instead. Arlington Gregg made the design for the WPA Illinois Art Project in Chicago around 1936 to 1940, when the Works Progress Administration's poster units produced silkscreen prints that promoted libraries and reading. Working in bold flat color, the silkscreen process allowed inexpensive runs that could be posted in schools, libraries and public buildings. The poster turns a familiar rhyme into an invitation to read, a common message of the period's public art.
| Created / published | c. 1936-1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | print on board, poster, silkscreen, color |
| Notes | Arlington Gregg. WPA Illinois Art Project, Chicago, Ill |
| Original scan | 1,500 × 2,406 px · prints to 5 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173285 |
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