[WPA poster design showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat ab – 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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[WPA poster design showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat ab comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[WPA poster design showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat ab
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A woman's head and hands, holding a bundle of flowers and wheat, fill this 1936 design, which is pitched as a Federal theater Project announcement. The Works Progress Administration's federal art program produced posters like this one in silkscreen, a low-cost method that let artists print bold, flat color in large runs during the Depression. The back of the board carries a stamp from the New York State WPA Art Program and a date of May 14, 1941, which shows the poster stayed in circulation years after it was first printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: May 14 1941. Stamped on verso: New York State WPA Art Program. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Economic & social conditions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,758 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 522_WPA_poster_design_showi_1936 |
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