Smoke over Des Moines why Des Moines Public Forums / designed & made by Iowa Art Prog – 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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A window into the past: Smoke over Des Moines why Des Moines Public Forums / designed & made by Iowa Art Prog, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Smoke over Des Moines why Des Moines Public Forums / designed & made by Iowa Art Prog
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*Smoke over Des Moines* asks a civic question in its title: why was the city's air so often thick with soot? Designed and printed by the Iowa Art Program under the Federal Art Project, this 1936 silkscreen advertised public forums where residents could debate local problems. Coal heating and industrial furnaces made heavy smoke common in many Midwestern cities in the 1930s, so the subject was a real local concern. The Works Progress Administration employed artists to make posters like this one, and many survive in the Library of Congress collection.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 29 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Public speaking--Iowa--Des Moines--1930-1950. Air pollution--Iowa--Des Moines--1930-1950. Smoke--Iowa--Des Moines--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,753 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 48_Smoke_over_Des_Moines_w_1936 |
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