WPA Federal Art Project paintings Barnstable High School Hyannis – 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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WPA Federal Art Project paintings Barnstable High School Hyannis comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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WPA Federal Art Project paintings Barnstable High School Hyannis
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This silkscreen poster promotes an exhibition of WPA Federal Art Project paintings held at Barnstable High School in Hyannis, on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed artists during the Great Depression, and its poster division used the silkscreen process to advertise exhibitions, concerts, and classes across the country. The date stamped on the back, March 20, 1937, suggests when the poster was logged or circulated, a year after the printed date of 1936. Its flat, bold color shapes reflect the style of the program's commercial art workshops.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 20 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Massachusetts--Hyannis--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,694 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 143_WPA_Federal_Art_Project_1936 |
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