Occupations related to mathematics – 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 Occupations related to mathematics, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mathematics is the focus here, and that sets this 1937 silkscreen apart from the trades and labor scenes that dominate much of the WPA poster collection. It was produced for the Federal theater Project in New York, with Charlotte Chorpenning credited as sponsor, a reminder that the federal arts programs of the Depression era also took on educational and vocational themes. Silkscreen posters like this one came out of the Federal Art Project's poster division, and their flat, bold color was meant to be read quickly from a street or a school hallway. The poster frames number-based careers as real paths to employment at a time when many people were searching for steady work.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Chorpenning Charlotte B. (Charlotte Barrows) Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Employment--1930-1940. Mathematics--1930-1940. Occupations--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,199 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 546_Occupations_related_to_1937 |
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