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Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / [monogram]. – Historic Poster Reproduction

Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / [monogram]., 1936 — vintage poster
Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / [monogram]., 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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 Forging ahead Works Progress Administration / [monogram]. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A blacksmith at the forge is the subject here, the one detail that sets this 1936 silkscreen poster apart from the many other WPA designs on its board. The poster was issued under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which put artists to work during the Great Depression and produced posters promoting public programs, employment and civic life. Its imagery of skilled manual labor spoke to the era's concern with jobs and the value of work, themes the subject headings in the Library of Congress record also capture. Silkscreen, the printing method used, allowed designers to produce bold flat areas of color in limited runs.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsEmployment--1930-1950. Economic & social conditions--1930-1950. Work ethic--1930-1950. Blacksmiths--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,400 × 3,054 px · prints to 8 × 10 in at 300 dpi
Reference252_Forging_ahead_Works_Pro_1936

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