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WPA Federal Art Project exhibition 77 Newbury St. Boston Nov. 28 Dec. 10 1938 / N. – Historic Poster Reproduction

WPA Federal Art Project exhibition 77 Newbury St. Boston Nov. 28 Dec. 10 1938 / N., 1938 — vintage poster
WPA Federal Art Project exhibition 77 Newbury St. Boston Nov. 28 Dec. 10 1938 / N., 1938. 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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WPA Federal Art Project exhibition 77 Newbury St. Boston Nov. 28 Dec. 10 1938 / N.

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Newbury Street in Boston hosted this Federal Art Project show from November 28 to December 10, 1938, and the poster announcing it was printed in color by silkscreen. The Works Progress Administration, renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939, employed artists during the Depression, and its Federal Art Project made posters for exhibitions, concerts, and public health campaigns across the country. Silkscreen was a relatively inexpensive method that let designers use flat, bold areas of color, which helped these posters stand out on city walls. A date stamp on the back indicates the print was processed on November 25, 1938, just days before the show opened.

Created / published1938
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Promotional goal: U.S. K92. 1938. Date stamped on verso: Nov 25 1938. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 58 · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsArt exhibitions--Massachusetts--Boston--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan1,037 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference134_WPA_Federal_Art_Project_1938

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