Port of Philadelphia – Vintage Poster
(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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Port of Philadelphia
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Most posters in this group show theater productions or public health campaigns, so this one stands out for its focus on Philadelphia's waterfront and rail freight yards. Its color woodblocks were cut by Domenic Rotoli, and the Federal theater Project is listed as sponsor. The Works Progress Administration's poster division, part of the federal arts program of the 1930s, employed artists to make inexpensive posters that could be printed in large runs and pasted across cities. A stamp on the back dates the print to August 1937, roughly a year after its 1936 design date, suggesting it was circulated or filed soon after it was made.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodblock color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Blocks by Domenic Rotoli. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 139 (another copy) · Vulpius Paul. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Shipping--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1940. Railroad freight cars--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,755 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 837_Port_of_Philadelphia_1936 |
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