Drawings – Historic Print
![Drawings, Pennsylvania : Designed and printed by Pennsylvania Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1941] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2b/2bb47bf086b1-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Drawings, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Drawings
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Philadelphia is the only place named for this color silkscreen, which announces an exhibition of drawings under the single word "Drawings." The Pennsylvania Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration designed and printed it sometime between 1936 and 1941. Silkscreen was an economical method that let WPA artists produce bold, flat-color posters in small runs, and posters like this one publicized the exhibitions and arts programs the federal project sponsored across the state.
| Created / published | Pennsylvania : Designed and printed by Pennsylvania Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1941] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Exhibition posters 1930-1950.Screen prints Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Exhibit loan 3684-L. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1950. Drawings--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,826 × 4,696 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220389 |
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