September - back to work - back to school - back to BOOKS / V. Donaghue – 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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September - back to work - back to school - back to BOOKS / V. Donaghue comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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September - back to work - back to school - back to BOOKS / V. Donaghue
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Its slogan, "September: back to work, back to school, back to books," turns the familiar start of the school year into a call to reading, which sets it apart from many back-to-school images of the period. Made in 1940 by V.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Children--1930-1940. Reading--1930-1940. Books--Illinois--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,847 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 273_September_back_to_work_1940 |
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