Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries. – Antique Poster Print
(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: Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries., 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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Worlds fair IBM show Art of 79 countries.
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This silkscreen poster advertises an exhibition that the Work Projects Administration's Federal Art Project sponsored in Salt Lake City, Utah, where it was displayed in 1939. Its title ties the show to the World's Fair and to art from 79 countries, linking a local exhibition to the fair's international scope. The Federal Art Project employed artists during the Great Depression, and its silkscreen posters, which were inexpensive and easy to reproduce, often promoted concerts, exhibitions, and public events. A date stamp on the back, August 19, 1940, shows the sheet was still in circulation about a year after the show was advertised.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 19 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | International Business Machines Corporation--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Utah--Salt Lake City--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,657 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 202_Worlds_fair_IBM_show_Ar_1939 |
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