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International exhibition - Water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May – Vintage Poster Wall Art

International exhibition - Water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May, 1939 — vintage poster
International exhibition - Water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - May, 1939. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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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The poster announces the International Exhibition of Water Colors at the Art Institute of Chicago, a spring 1939 show that drew on the museum's long tradition of watercolor exhibitions. It was printed in silkscreen, a low-cost method the Federal Art Project's poster units used to advertise concerts, exhibitions, and public events during the Depression. The design is attributed to Chicago artist Arlington Gregg, and the Federal Art Project sponsored the work. Its flat areas of color show how the medium suited the program's need for inexpensive, eye-catching posters.

Created / published1939
Medium1 print (poster) : silkscreen color ; 36 x 26 cm.
NotesAttributed to Chicago artist Arlington Gregg. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 59 · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsArt Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan1,111 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference75_International_exhibitio_1939

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