Water carnival Music dancing singing. – 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.)
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Step back in time with Water carnival Music dancing singing., 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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Water carnival Music dancing singing.
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This 1936 poster promotes a water carnival that combined music, dancing and singing, and the record ties it to New York State in the 1930s. It was printed by silkscreen under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which produced inexpensive posters to publicize concerts, plays, classes and community events during the Depression. Water carnivals of that era were popular summer gatherings, and the program's bold flat colors were designed to catch the eye of passersby.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Music festivals--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,226 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 594_Water_carnival_Music_da_1936 |
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