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Careers ahead / Beard. – Antique Poster Print

Careers ahead / Beard., 1936 — vintage poster
Careers ahead / Beard., 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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: Careers ahead / Beard., 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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Careers ahead" stands out on this board because its sponsor was the Federal theater Project, a New Deal program that put a stage-minded spin on a message about work. Designed by Beard in 1936, the silkscreen poster addresses employment in Illinois during the Depression, when joblessness was widespread. Its flat areas of color and simple drawing were typical of the Works Progress Administration's poster division, which produced a large body of public notices. A date stamp on the back, reading Sep 7 1939, shows the poster was handled and filed some years after it was first printed.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Sep 7 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor.
SubjectsEmployment--Illinois--1930-1940. Drawing--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan1,037 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference5_Careers_ahead_Beard_1936

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