Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration announces the opening of the Southe – 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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A window into the past: Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration announces the opening of the Southe, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration announces the opening of the Southe
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This poster stands out for its subject: it announces an art exhibition in Cairo, Illinois, a river town at the southern tip of the state where the Ohio and Mississippi rivers meet. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed artists during the Depression, and its poster division used inexpensive silkscreen printing to promote exhibitions, concerts, and community events across the country. Posters like this one were meant to be read quickly from a street corner or storefront, which is why they rely on bold shapes and flat color. The attribution to an artist named Carken is noted in the record, and the 1936 date places the work in the program's most productive years.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Attributed to Carken. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Illinois--Cairo--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,735 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 107_Federal_Art_Project_Wor_1936 |
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