The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress Administration – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress Administration in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Division of Womens and Professional Projects of the Works Progress Administration
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Few posters from the period name a federal division outright, and this one announces the Division of Women's and Professional Projects of the Works Progress Administration, a unit that employed women and white-collar workers during the Depression. The Federal Art Project sponsored the work, and its silkscreen process let artists produce bright, inexpensive posters in quantity to promote exhibitions and programs. The subject line points to art exhibitions in Washington, D.C., during the 1930s, when federal art programs were making public art shows a regular part of city life. The 1938 date stamped on the back shows the sheet was still in circulation or storage well after it was first printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 25 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 42 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Washington (D.C.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 980 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 203_The_Division_of_Womens_1936 |
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