General exhibition – 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures General exhibition in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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General exhibition
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A run of dates, June 6 through 24, 1939, is the detail that sets this poster apart, announcing a general exhibition at the Federal Art Gallery in Boston. The Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project employed artists during the Depression, and its posters advertised exhibitions and galleries to the public. Many were made by screenprinting, a method the project's silk screen units used for bold flat color and affordable editions. The lettering and color blocks put the announcement first, which reflects the period's public-information graphics.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 12 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--Massachusetts--Boston--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,769 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 124_General_exhibition_1939 |
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