For defense: world's largest mural – Vintage Wall Art
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(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: For defense: world's largest mural, preserved in this historic print. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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For defense: world's largest mural
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This halftone, published in the New York Times on December 14, 1941, shows a mural billed as the world's largest, installed at Grand Central Terminal and framed as a contribution to national defense. The paper ran it one week after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when American industry was shifting rapidly toward war production. Grand Central, which had served as one of the country's busiest rail hubs since it opened in 1913, was a fitting public stage for a message about the country's industrial effort. The record does not name the artist, so the picture is best read as a snapshot of wartime civic display.
| Created / published | [published] 1941 Dec. 14. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone with text. |
| Genre | Periodical illustrations 1940-1950.Halftone photomechanical prints 1940-1950. |
| Notes | Published in: New York times, Dec. 14, 1941. |
| Subjects | Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.)--1940-1950. World War, 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects--United States. Murals--New York (State)--New York--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,167 × 1,460 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-216781 |
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