A game crop is a community asset / J.C.W. – 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 A game crop is a community asset / J.C.W. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Wild game as a resource a whole community can share is the central idea of this 1936 silkscreen poster from the New York State Bureau of Game, whose Conservation Department was then led by Commissioner Lithgow Osborne. The printed title, *A game crop is a community asset*, presents hunting and game management as a public good rather than only a sport. Like many Work Projects Administration posters, it was produced by artists working under federal relief programs during the Depression, when inexpensive posters were a practical way to reach rural and city audiences. The design is credited to Benn Wolfe, and a date stamp of April 16, 1937 on the reverse records when the poster was filed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 16 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Bureau of Game N.Y. State Conservation Dept. Lithgow Osborne Commissioner. · Levy Benn W. (Benn Wolfe) 1900-1973. Federal Theatre Project (San Francisco Calif.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Hunting--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Game & game birds--New York (State)--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,732 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 623_A_game_crop_is_a_commun_1936 |
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