51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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Step back in time with 51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture
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This silkscreen poster advertises the 51st annual exhibition of American painting and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, held in 1940. It was produced under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which put artists to work during the Depression and used its poster shop to promote cultural events across the country. The subject bearing the flag motif signals the patriotic mood of the year, as the United States watched war spread in Europe while still largely staying out of it. Its record notes a stamped date of November 1, 1940, which places it near the end of that year's exhibition season.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: Nov 1 1940. · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--Illinois--Chicago--1940. Flags--American--1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,768 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 81_51st_annual_exhibition_1940 |
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