Dont waste water / Penna Art WPA. – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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 Dont waste water / Penna Art WPA.. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Dont waste water / Penna Art WPA.
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Philadelphia's water supply during the early 1940s is the subject of this 1941 silkscreen poster, which urges residents to stop wasting water. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced it in the United States' pre-war buildup, when expanding defense plants and growing cities put new strain on municipal systems. Posters like this one used bold color and simple messages to reach workers and households who might not read long public notices. Its wartime framing, a campaign to conserve a shared resource, is worth noticing alongside its artistry.
| Created / published | 1941 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1939-1945--Economic & industrial aspects. Water supply--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1940-1950. Conservation of natural resources--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1940-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,793 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 457_Dont_waste_water_Penn_1941 |
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