The second series of the composers forum Laboratory begins Wed. eve. Oct 14 8:30 (S) Fe – 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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The second series of the composers forum Laboratory begins Wed. eve. Oct 14 8:30 (S) Fe comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The second series of the composers forum Laboratory begins Wed. eve. Oct 14 8:30 (S) Fe
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Wednesday evening, October 14, 1936, at 8:30 is the start of the second series of the Composers Forum-Laboratory, a New York discussion program where composers and listeners examined new music together. The Federal Music Project, part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal One program, sponsored the series and put unemployed musicians to work during the Depression. The poster was printed in silkscreen, a method the WPA's New York art projects used to produce inexpensive, eye-catching announcements for public events. Its clean, flat color and bold lettering show how the agency's design units turned civic programs into widely visible art.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Forums (Discussion & debate)--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Musical notation--1930-1950. Composers--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 989 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 428_The_second_series_of_th_1936 |
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