44th annual exhibition by artists of Chicago and vicinity--The Art Institute of Chica – Vintage Poster
(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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of 44th annual exhibition by artists of Chicago and vicinity--The Art Institute of Chica. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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44th annual exhibition by artists of Chicago and vicinity--The Art Institute of Chica
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The poster announces the 44th annual exhibition by artists of Chicago and vicinity, held at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1940, and it is one of the Federal Art Project posters the Works Progress Administration produced to publicize its sponsored events. The Art Institute's annual shows were a long-running showcase for local painters and sculptors, and the WPA's Federal Art Project, which employed artists during the Depression, used silkscreen posters like this one to draw public attention to exhibitions across the country. Silkscreen was a practical choice for the program because it allowed a small staff to produce bold, multicolor designs in quantity at low cost.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 76 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 999 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 79_44th_annual_exhibition_1940 |
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