49th annual exhibition of American paintings sculpture Ride the North Shore Line / M. – 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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A window into the past: 49th annual exhibition of American paintings sculpture Ride the North Shore Line / M., preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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49th annual exhibition of American paintings sculpture Ride the North Shore Line / M.
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Here a museum show and a commuter line share one poster. It advertises the 49th annual exhibition of American paintings and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and urges viewers to ride the North Shore Line, the electric interurban that carried passengers up the lake shore toward Milwaukee. Annual American shows at the institute drew large crowds in the 1930s, and a train ride was an easy way to reach the galleries. Like many Works Progress Administration posters, it was printed by silkscreen, a method suited to bold, flat color and simple lettering. A stamp on the back dated October 31, 1938 shows the board was kept and handled well after its first printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Oct 31 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Writers Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 975 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 72_49th_annual_exhibition_1936 |
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