Book talks 12:15 to 12:45 noon hour every Thursday Nov. thru Apr. – Antique Poster Print
(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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Step back in time with Book talks 12:15 to 12:45 noon hour every Thursday Nov. thru Apr., a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Book talks 12:15 to 12:45 noon hour every Thursday Nov. thru Apr.
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A weekly lunchtime series at the Chicago Public Library gives this poster its particular character: book talks held from 12:15 to 12:45 on Thursdays, November through April, announced in bold silkscreen color. It was produced under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Great Depression to make publicity for public institutions, libraries among them. The silkscreen process suited the work because it allowed flat, vivid color in limited runs. A date stamped on the back, November 1, 1940, shows the print was still in use several years after it was made.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Nov 1 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Chicago Public Library--Meetings--1930-1940. Sun--1930-1940. Book talks--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,779 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 266_Book_talks_1215_to_1245_1936 |
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