Cure juvenile delinquency in the slums by planned housing – Antique Wall Art
![Cure juvenile delinquency in the slums by planned housing, [New York] : Federal Art Project, [1936] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d0/d0fdf06800ba-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with Cure juvenile delinquency in the slums by planned housing, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Commissioned by the New York City Housing Authority under Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia and Commissioner Langdon W. Post, this color silkscreen argues that well-planned housing could reduce juvenile delinquency in the city's slums. It was made under the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists to produce public-information posters during the Depression. The poster dates to 1936, a period when New York was building its first public housing projects and promoting them as a remedy for overcrowded tenements, and it reflects the reform belief that the physical environment shaped young people's behavior.
| Created / published | [New York] : Federal Art Project, [1936] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Oct 20 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). New York City Housing Authority - Fiorello H. La Guardia, Mayor - Langdon W. Post, Comm. Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 220 |
| Subjects | New York City Housing Authority--Public relations--1930-1940. Juvenile delinquents--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Slums--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. City planning--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Housing--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,263 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173309 |
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