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Hiking--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard. – Antique Poster Print

Hiking--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard., 1939 — vintage poster
Hiking--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard., 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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Step back in time with Hiking--WPA recreation project Dist. No. 2 / Beard., 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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Illinois hiking gets the spotlight in this 1939 silkscreen poster, which was made for a WPA recreation project in the state's District No. 2 and signed with the name Beard. The Works Progress Administration, later renamed the Work Projects Administration, employed artists during the Depression, and its poster division produced silkscreen prints like this one to promote free public classes, sports, and outdoor activities. Silkscreen suited the work because it allowed bold, flat areas of color that could be printed cheaply in quantity. The poster reflects a period when public recreation programs sought to keep residents active and connected to the outdoors.

Created / published1939
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesWork Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles: Wheatly Press c1987 no. 152 · Hopwood Avery 1882-1928. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor.
SubjectsRecreation--Illinois--1930-1940. Hiking--Illinois--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan993 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi
Reference670_HikingWPA_recreation_pr_1939

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