Exhibition of work by art teachers on the Federal Art Project – 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 rare vintage poster captures Exhibition of work by art teachers on the Federal Art Project in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Exhibition of work by art teachers on the Federal Art Project
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This color silkscreen print, produced by the WPA Federal Art Project in New York City in 1938, announces an exhibition of work by art teachers who were also employed on the Project. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, put artists to work during the Depression, and its New York branch made silkscreen a major medium for posters and printed matter because the process was inexpensive and reproduced bold flat color well. The subject is a show that brought teachers' own painting into public view, a reminder that the Project supported working artists as well as the art they made for communities.
| Created / published | N.Y.C. : WPA Federal Art Project, 1938. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Covers (Illustration) 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1991:200.16 |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Painting--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,796 × 4,769 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219509 |
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