Wild life The national parks preserve all life. – Vintage Wall Art
![Wild life The national parks preserve all life., NYC : NYC Art Project, Works Projects Administration, [between 1936 and 1940] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/73/739ce34a3b43-L.webp)
(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: Wild life The national parks preserve all life., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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WPA posters were a staple of 1930s public messaging, and this silkscreen stands out for its focus on wildlife rather than landmarks or scenery. Its slogan, "The national parks preserve all life," frames the parks as living habitats, and the subject headings in its record point to deer and forest settings. The WPA's New York City Art Project produced it between 1936 and 1940, a period when federal arts programs employed artists to make inexpensive posters for public education. The record notes a stamped date of July 18, 1940, and the poster is preserved in the Library of Congress's WPA Poster Collection.
| Created / published | NYC : NYC Art Project, Works Projects Administration, [between 1936 and 1940] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 18 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 170 |
| Subjects | Wildlife conservation--1930-1940. Deer--1930-1940. Forests--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,565 × 5,000 px · prints to 12 × 17 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173307 |
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