Exhibition Painting prints murals sculpture by artists of the New York City Art Proje – 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 vintage poster of Exhibition Painting prints murals sculpture by artists of the New York City Art Proje 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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Exhibition Painting prints murals sculpture by artists of the New York City Art Proje
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A 1936 silkscreen poster announces an exhibition of paintings, prints, murals, and sculpture by artists of the New York City Art Project, a local arm of the Federal Art Project. The Works Progress Administration employed artists during the Great Depression, and its poster division used the inexpensive silkscreen process to promote exhibitions, concerts, and public events across the country. The poster's hand-cut stencil shapes and flat areas of color show how the process let artists produce bold, legible designs in quantity. A date stamp on the back, from March 1941, shows the sheet passed through the program's files 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 | Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,709 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 174_Exhibition_Painting_pri_1936 |
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