Art week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 1940 Buy American art. – 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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Art week Nov. 25 - Dec. 1 1940 Buy American art.
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The poster announces Art Week, held November 25 to December 1, 1940, with the blunt slogan "Buy American art." It was produced by the New York City branch of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project, which used silkscreen to make inexpensive, eye-catching posters for public events. The campaign reflected the nationalist mood of 1940, when war in Europe had many Americans wanting to support homegrown artists and industries. The printed date stamp on the back, January 21, 1941, shows the poster was filed after the event had ended.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 21 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 43 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art--1940. Nationalism--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 971 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 214_Art_week_Nov_25_Dec_1_1940 |
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