Hull-House community workshop Register now (S) Free classes in painting sculpture potte – 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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Step back in time with Hull-House community workshop Register now (S) Free classes in painting sculpture potte, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hull-House community workshop Register now (S) Free classes in painting sculpture potte
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Hull-House, the Chicago settlement house that Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr founded on the Near West Side in 1889, is the focus of this 1938 silkscreen poster advertising free community classes in painting, sculpture, and pottery. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored the notice as part of its effort to employ artists during the Depression while bringing art instruction to working-class neighborhoods. Silkscreen was a fairly new technique for public posters, and its flat, bold color suited announcements meant to be read quickly from a street or a bulletin board. The "Register now" line shows the poster's practical purpose: getting residents to sign up.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Hull House (Chicago Ill.)--1930-1940. Recreation--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Art education--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,780 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 87_HullHouse_community_wor_1938 |
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