Cavalcade of the American negro The story of the Negros progress during 75 years comp – 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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Step back in time with Cavalcade of the American negro The story of the Negros progress during 75 years comp, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Unlike most WPA posters, which promoted concerts, classes, or public health campaigns, this 1940 silkscreen advertises a book: a account of Black American progress over 75 years, a span that reaches back to emancipation in 1865. The Federal Art Project sponsored it, and its flat, bold color fields show the silkscreen method the program used to make inexpensive posters that could be produced in quantity. The title's word "cavalcade" points to the design's approach, which presents history as a parade of events and people moving forward.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 258 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Books--1940. African Americans--History--1860-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 983 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 41_Cavalcade_of_the_Americ_1940 |
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