Public library week--November 12 - 18 Your public library invites you to make its acq – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Public library week--November 12 - 18 Your public library invites you to make its acq. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Public library week--November 12 - 18 Your public library invites you to make its acq
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Few posters from the Depression era speak as directly to readers as this one, which invites Chicagoans to make the public library's acquisitions part of their week. Issued in 1936 as a silkscreen print, it promoted Public Library Week, held November 12 through 18, under a proclamation from Mayor Edward J. Kelly. The poster was produced under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists to create public-information art during the 1930s. Its message reflects a period when libraries drew heavy use from people seeking free reading and self-education.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | By proclamation of Mayor Edward J. Kelly. Date stamped on verso: Feb 16 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Chicago Public Library--Public relations--1930-1940. Celebrations--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Libraries--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,767 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 308_Public_library_weekNove_1936 |
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