W.P.A. concerts of unusual music Pre-Bach to moderns (S) 8 consecutive wednesday evenin – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of W.P.A. concerts of unusual music Pre-Bach to moderns (S) 8 consecutive wednesday evenin. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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An eight-week series of Wednesday evening concerts in New York, promising music from before Bach to the modern era, is the subject of this 1936 silkscreen poster. It was produced under the Work Projects Administration, and the Federal Music Project that sponsored it put unemployed musicians back to work during the Depression. The WPA's poster units used silkscreen to make inexpensive, bold announcements for public events, many of them for free or low-cost programs meant to reach audiences who could not normally attend concerts. The poster's promise of music spanning several centuries reflects the Federal Music Project's broader aim of widening access to repertoire beyond the standard concert fare.
| 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 | Concerts--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,700 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 438_WPA_concerts_of_unusual_1936 |
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