Information - Brookfield Zoo / Waltrip. – Antique Wall Art
![Information - Brookfield Zoo / Waltrip., Ill. : Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1938] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a0/a0e2e039018f-L.webp)
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Information - Brookfield Zoo / Waltrip.
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The name in the title, Waltrip, points to the hippopotamus that the subject headings tie to this poster, so the design centers on an animal rather than the zoo's grounds. Brookfield Zoo, which opened in 1934 in the suburbs west of Chicago, was known for moated, barless exhibits that let visitors see animals with fewer barriers than older zoos allowed. The Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration produced posters like this one to advertise public attractions, and this color screenprint shows the flat, layered shapes that the program's silkscreen workshops favored. A date stamped on the back, August 15, 1938, helps place it in the late 1930s.
| Created / published | Ill. : Federal Art Project, WPA, [between 1936 and 1938] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Posters 1930-1940.Advertisements 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Aug 15 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress) Promotional goal: U.S. K5. 1938. |
| Subjects | Zoos--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Hippopotamuses--Illinois--1930-1940. Brookfield Zoo (Ill.)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,175 × 1,472 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218090 |
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