Memorial Day, May 30th / JCW. – Historic Reproduction
![Memorial Day, May 30th / JCW., [New York : Federal Art Project, 1936 or 1937] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/4d/4d99376367cf-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.)
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This vintage poster of Memorial Day, May 30th / JCW. brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Memorial Day, May 30th / JCW.
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Printed for May 30th specifically, this Memorial Day poster carries the holiday's date as its main message. It comes from the New York office of the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which produced silkscreen posters for public health, travel and community events in the 1930s. A date stamp on the back, April 16, 1937, suggests it was printed in the spring before the holiday. Memorial Day, which grew out of the Civil War era as Decoration Day, was a time for decorating graves and honoring veterans, and the poster's subjects of veterans, children and adults point to that shared remembrance.
| Created / published | [New York : Federal Art Project, 1936 or 1937] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 16 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Memorial Day--1930-1940. Veterans--American--1930-1940. Children & adults--United States--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,151 × 1,464 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216987 |
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