Training in art – 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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Training in art
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A silkscreen poster from 1937 that promotes art education in Cincinnati, Ohio, this piece was produced under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. The WPA employed artists during the Great Depression, and its poster division used screen printing to advertise public programs, including classes and community activities that offered free or low-cost instruction. Posters like this one show how the New Deal tried to keep artists working while bringing creative training to ordinary citizens. The verso date stamp of April 1937 places it in the program's most productive years.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 17 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 190 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art education--Ohio--Cincinnati--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,212 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 97_Training_in_art_1937 |
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