Safety comes first – 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.)
Description
This vintage poster of Safety comes first brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Printed as a color woodcut in 1936, this safety poster carries a credit to the Federal Music Project, an unexpected sponsor for a message about accidents and caution. The Works Progress Administration, renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, employed artists to make posters for government agencies and community groups, and public safety was a common theme. Woodcut was one of several printmaking methods the program used, alongside the silkscreen techniques it is more often associated with. A date stamp on the back, March 27, 1937, shows the sheet was in use or on file within a year of printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : woodcut color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 27 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 235 · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Safety--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,175 × 1,514 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 838_Safety_comes_first_1936 |
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