The world wants new knowledge - new skills Enroll - Federal adult schools (S) Many cour – 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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Step back in time with The world wants new knowledge - new skills Enroll - Federal adult schools (S) Many cour, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The world wants new knowledge - new skills Enroll - Federal adult schools (S) Many cour
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The world wants new knowledge - new skills" is the headline that sets this silkscreen poster apart, urging adults to enroll in free Federal adult schools in Ohio. Part of the Works Progress Administration's adult education effort, the classes offered practical instruction to people whose schooling had been interrupted by the Depression and who needed new trades to find work. The poster was produced under the Federal Art Project, whose poster unit used silkscreen to make inexpensive, eye-catching announcements for public services. Its 1937 date and the stamp on the back, dated December 4, 1937, place it at the height of the program's work.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Dec 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Adult education--Ohio--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,715 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 23_The_world_wants_new_kno_1937 |
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