Symphony concerts WPA Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music. – 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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This rare vintage poster captures Symphony concerts WPA Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music. in remarkable 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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Symphony concerts WPA Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music.
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The title places this poster within the New York City theater of Music, and it advertises symphony concerts in 1936 under the Federal Music Project. That project, part of the Works Progress Administration, was created in 1935 to employ musicians who had lost work during the Depression and to bring orchestral music to audiences who could rarely afford a concert hall. The WPA's poster workshops used silkscreen to produce bold, flat areas of color cheaply and in quantity. The design is worth a close look for how it presents a concert announcement as part of a public-works effort.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Concerts--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,689 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 436_Symphony_concerts_WPA_F_1936 |
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