National art week November 25th - December 1st A work of American art in every Americ – 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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Step back in time with National art week November 25th - December 1st A work of American art in every Americ, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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National art week November 25th - December 1st A work of American art in every Americ
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Rather than showing a place or a person, this poster is a call to action: its slogan, "A work of American art in every American home," urged the public to buy and display work by living American artists during National Art Week, November 25 through December 1, 1936. The Federal Art Project, a Works Progress Administration program that employed artists during the Depression, sponsored the campaign. The design is printed in silkscreen, a method the WPA poster division used to produce bold, flat areas of color in large runs, and it shows how federal arts programs tried to bring art into ordinary American homes.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 25 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art--1930-1950. Art festivals--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,741 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 205_National_art_week_Novem_1936 |
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