WPA Federal Music Project of NYC [presents] Brahms symphony series Federal symphony o – Antique Poster Print
![WPA Federal Music Project of NYC [presents] Brahms symphony series Federal symphony o, 1938 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/65/654af9f29b68-L.webp)
(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 WPA Federal Music Project of NYC [presents] Brahms symphony series Federal symphony o in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The poster puts Johannes Brahms at the center of a concert series, promoting the Federal Symphony Orchestra's performances of his works under the New York City Federal Music Project. The Music Project was part of the Works Progress Administration, created in 1935 to employ out-of-work musicians and bring orchestral concerts to audiences who rarely heard them. Its posters were silkscreened by the WPA's Federal Art Project, a method chosen because it was inexpensive and allowed quick runs of bold color. A date stamped on the back, February 9, 1938, suggests when the poster was ready for distribution.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Feb 9 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Brahms Johannes 1833-1897. Concerts--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 988 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 279_WPA_Federal_Music_Proje_1938 |
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