Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition of graphic arts – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition of graphic arts. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration exhibition of graphic arts
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Announcing a 1936 exhibition of graphic arts, this silkscreen poster was issued under the sponsorship of the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. Its subject headings place the show in Illinois, where the program's printmaking and exhibition activity was part of a broader effort to bring art to the public during the Depression. Silkscreen suited these posters because it was inexpensive, could be printed in short runs, and produced bold flat color that read well from a distance. The poster is documented in Christopher DeNoon's 1987 book *Posters of the WPA*, which is one reason it is often cited in studies of the program.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 4 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Illinois--1930-1950. Printmaking--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,031 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 105_Federal_Art_Project_Wor_1936 |
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