Art week in Chicago by proclamation of ... Hon. Edward J. Kelly Mayor (S) Art Dept. Chi – Antique Poster Print
(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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Art week in Chicago by proclamation of ... Hon. Edward J. Kelly Mayor (S) Art Dept. Chi comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Art week in Chicago by proclamation of ... Hon. Edward J. Kelly Mayor (S) Art Dept. Chi
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A silkscreen poster announcing Art Week in Chicago, issued under a proclamation from Mayor Edward J. Kelly, shows how city government and federal relief programs worked together during the Depression. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored the poster, and its silkscreen process let artists print bold color blocks cheaply in large runs. Chicago's arts festival drew attention to local artists who were otherwise struggling to find work, and posters like this one carried that message into streets, storefronts and public buildings.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 25 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 66. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art festivals--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 993 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 206_Art_week_in_Chicago_by_1936 |
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