Federal Art Project - exhibition of paintings – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Federal Art Project - exhibition of paintings in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Federal Art Project - exhibition of paintings
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A poster advertising a Federal Art Project exhibition of paintings, this piece belongs to the public art program of the Works Progress Administration. The Federal Art Project, which ran from 1935 to 1943, employed artists who had lost work during the Great Depression, and it produced posters, murals, and easel paintings for schools, libraries, and community events. Its poster workshops favored bold, simplified shapes and lettering meant to be read quickly from a street corner. The gallery files this under fruit and vegetable labels, but its real subject is the New Deal's effort to put artists to work and bring art to ordinary audiences.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Illinois--1930-1950. Paintings--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,032 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 104_Federal_Art_Project_ex_1936 |
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