Sand modeling for younger children--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard. – 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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Sand modeling for younger children--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard.
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A silkscreen poster from 1939 promotes sand modeling for younger children as part of a recreation project in District No. 2 in Illinois, with the name Beard attached to the program. Works Progress Administration recreation programs ran supervised playgrounds and activities during the Depression, giving children structured play when many families had little money for it. The Federal Art Project produced posters like this one, and the bold color printing reflects the silkscreen technique that the project's artists used to advertise public programs. Sand play was a simple, inexpensive activity that let children build and shape their own forms.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Recreation--Illinois--1930-1940. Sand sculpture--1930-1940. Children playing in sand--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,737 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 325_Sand_modeling_for_young_1939 |
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