Craft school Pottery modeling weaving painting drawing woodcarving sewing needlework – 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 Craft school Pottery modeling weaving painting drawing woodcarving sewing needlework, a vintage poster rich in period 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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Craft school Pottery modeling weaving painting drawing woodcarving sewing needlework
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Few posters from the period crowd so many crafts onto one sheet: this one promotes a school offering pottery, modeling, weaving, painting, drawing, woodcarving, sewing and needlework under a single heading. Issued under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, it reflects the adult education classes offered across New York State during the Depression, when such courses gave unemployed people structured activity and a chance to learn a trade or pastime. The silkscreen process used here was one the federal poster division relied on heavily, since it allowed inexpensive runs of bold, flat color for public display.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Adult education--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Art education--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Handicraft--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,665 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 13_Craft_school_Pottery_mo_1936 |
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