Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration art exhibition by artists of the Fe – 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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A window into the past: Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration art exhibition by artists of the Fe, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Federal Art Project Works Progress Administration art exhibition by artists of the Fe
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Few WPA posters announce a regional museum show as directly as this one, which promotes an exhibition by Federal Art Project artists at the Albany Institute of History and Art in New York. Printed in silkscreen with flat, bold color areas, it reflects the house style of the program's poster division, which favored the medium for its low cost. Dated 1936, it belongs to the early years of the Federal Art Project, when museums across the country showed local work to demonstrate what New Deal relief funds were producing. A date stamp on the back reads Sep 16 1938, suggesting the sheet was handled or filed two years after printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sep 16 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 44 · Federal Theatre Project (Seattle Wash.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Albany Institute of History and Art--Public relations--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--New York (State)--Albany--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 988 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 57_Federal_Art_Project_Wor_1936 |
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