What of teaching? Illinois state teachers colleges exhibit. – Antique Poster Print
(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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What of teaching? Illinois state teachers colleges exhibit.
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A 1940 silkscreen poster asks the question "What of teaching?" and promotes an exhibit by Illinois state teachers colleges at a fair in Springfield, the state capital. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, sponsored the design. Its poster division turned silkscreen printing into a low-cost way to make public-information posters, and many of these prints advertised exhibits, classes, and public health campaigns across the country. The work reflects the late-1930s effort to show public schools and teacher training as a civic concern, at a time when many Depression-era communities were still rebuilding their schools.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Teachers colleges--Illinois--1940. Education--Illinois--1940. Fairs--Illinois--Springfield--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,864 × 4,096 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 530_What_of_teaching_Illino_1940 |
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