Art exhibition WPA Federal Art Project New Bedford Free Public Library Jan. 25 to Feb – 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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Step back in time with Art exhibition WPA Federal Art Project New Bedford Free Public Library Jan. 25 to Feb, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Art exhibition WPA Federal Art Project New Bedford Free Public Library Jan. 25 to Feb
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This poster advertises an art exhibition at the Free Public Library in New Bedford, Massachusetts, with the run dates beginning January 25. It was printed in color silkscreen, a method the Federal Art Project's poster unit used to make inexpensive, eye-catching notices for community events during the Depression. The record dates it to 1936, though a date stamp on the back reads January 20, 1938, so the printing and the stamp may not match. Like much of the Works Progress Administration's poster output, it shows how federal arts programs brought exhibitions and public art into local libraries and town halls.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: Jan 20 1938. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Free Public Library (New Bedford Mass.)--Exhibitions & displays--Massachusetts--New Bedford--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Massachusetts--New Bedford--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 955 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 144_Art_exhibition_WPA_Fede_1936 |
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