WPA Federal Music Project of New York City presents free orchestra & band concerts Ed – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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WPA Federal Music Project of New York City presents free orchestra & band concerts Ed comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. 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 Federal Music Project of New York City presents free orchestra & band concerts Ed
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The Federal Music Project's New York City concert poster stands out for its direct invitation to the public: it advertises free orchestra and band concerts at a time when live music was often out of reach for working families. The Federal Music Project was one of the arts units of the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal agency that put unemployed musicians, artists and writers to work during the Great Depression. Printed as a silkscreen in 1936, the poster is part of the WPA Poster Collection at the Library of Congress, where it documents how the government promoted cultural programs to city residents.
| 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. Musical instruments--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,843 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 442_WPA_Federal_Music_Proje_1936 |
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