This is the market where the storekeeper buys the food and brings it to his store nea – 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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This rare vintage poster captures This is the market where the storekeeper buys the food and brings it to his store nea in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A storekeeper hauling produce from a wholesale market back to his shop is the particular scene here, and the title spells it out: he buys his food at the market and carries it to his store nearby. Ward Theodore made the design in 1936 as a silkscreen color poster for the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which used the medium to publicize public services and everyday community life during the Depression. A later date stamp on the back, April 1937, suggests the poster was processed or circulated the following spring. The subject, a small merchant supplying his neighborhood, reflects the period's interest in local food distribution.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 16 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Ward Theodore 1902-1983. |
| Subjects | Markets--New York (State)--1930-1940. Food--New York (State)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,043 × 3,926 px · prints to 10 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 609_This_is_the_market_wher_1936 |
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