[Jack and the beanstalk] – Antique Poster Print
![[Jack and the beanstalk], 1936 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/42/4282f3db5bd2-L.webp)
(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.)
Description
[Jack and the beanstalk] comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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This silkscreen poster takes its subject from the old English tale of Jack, who trades a cow for magic beans and climbs a beanstalk into the sky, a story that has long been a staple of children's reading. It was produced in 1936 under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Great Depression and commissioned posters to publicize community events, including children's theater and library programs. The poster's bold flat color reflects the silkscreen method, which the project's artists adapted for inexpensive, eye-catching public notices. A date stamp on the back, from 1941, shows the sheet was still being filed and handled several years after it was printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 24 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Jack and the beanstalk. Fairy tales--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,765 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 580_Jack_and_the_beanstalk_1936 |
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