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Senior amateur musical contest on the mall Central Park / BK. – Vintage Poster Wall Art

Senior amateur musical contest on the mall Central Park / BK., 1936 — vintage poster
Senior amateur musical contest on the mall Central Park / BK., 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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 silkscreen poster from 1936 announces a senior amateur musical contest held on the Mall in Central Park, a detail that sets it apart from the other music-themed posters in this group. It was produced under the Work Projects Administration, the New Deal agency that employed artists to make public notices, and the New York City Department of Parks sponsored the event. The poster reflects the period's effort to bring free, community-based entertainment to city residents, including older amateur performers who might otherwise have had few public venues. Its bold flat color and simple lettering show the screen-print techniques WPA artists used to make inexpensive posters that could be displayed widely across the city.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Parks sponsor.
SubjectsMusic--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Contests--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,754 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference472_Senior_amateur_musical_1936

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