Amateur contest for children Final eliminations Sept. 24 1936. – 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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A window into the past: Amateur contest for children Final eliminations Sept. 24 1936., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Amateur contest for children Final eliminations Sept. 24 1936.
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A poster announcing the final eliminations of a children's amateur contest on September 24, 1936, its subject tied to the piano and to New York. Its silkscreen color printing reflects the Federal Art Project's poster work, which used the inexpensive stencil process to produce eye-catching notices for public events during the Depression. The WPA hired artists to design posters for concerts, classes, and community activities, often reaching audiences who could not afford newspaper advertising. The date stamped on the back, December 18, 1936, suggests the sheet was catalogued in the months after the contest.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Dec 18 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 184 Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress 2004-05. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Children--1930-1940. Contests--1930-1940. Pianos--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,222 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 330_Amateur_contest_for_chi_1936 |
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