The W.P.A. Federal Music Project of New York City announces free music instruction - – 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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This 1938 silkscreen poster advertises free music lessons offered by the Federal Music Project of New York City, a unit of the Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Projects Administration in 1939). Its border lists the course offerings, which run from piano, voice, and violin to theory, ear training, music history, ensemble, and opera coaching, reflecting how broad the program was. The Federal Music Project employed musicians who had lost work during the Depression and offered instruction and performances to the public at little or no cost. Posters like this one, made by the federal arts projects, were a major means of reaching ordinary New Yorkers with news of these classes.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Course offerings listed around the border of the poster include: Piano voice violin theory wind instruments ear training music history appreciation ensemble opera coaching and languages. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Music education--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,674 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 734_The_WPA_Federal_Music_P_1938 |
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