Philadelphia - Carpenters Hall – 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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Philadelphia - Carpenters Hall comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Philadelphia - Carpenters Hall
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Carpenters' Hall, the brick meeting house on Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, is the subject here, and it is the building where the First Continental Congress met in 1774 to protest British policies before the Revolution. This 1936 silkscreen poster was produced under the Work Projects Administration and sponsored by the Federal theater Project, and its tourism theme shows how the New Deal arts programs promoted American cities and their historic sites during the Depression. Look at how the flat, bold color fields and simplified shapes of the hall give a historic landmark the graphic punch of a modern advertisement.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Arent Arthur. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Carpenters Hall (Philadelphia Pa.)--1930-1950. Tourism--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--1930-1950. Philadelphia (Pa.)--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,815 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 780_Philadelphia_Carpenter_1936 |
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