WPA paintings by children under Federal Art Project, New York – Antique Poster Print
![WPA paintings by children under Federal Art Project, New York, [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d7/d788d244efd9-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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A window into the past: WPA paintings by children under Federal Art Project, New York, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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WPA paintings by children under Federal Art Project, New York
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This silkscreen poster announces an exhibition of paintings made by children in New York, a subject that sets it apart from the adult-focused work usually shown in the Works Progress Administration's publicity. The Federal Art Project, part of the WPA, employed artists through the Depression and ran a poster division whose silkscreen workshops turned publicity for public exhibitions into a distinctive graphic style. Posters like this one were pasted on walls and boards to draw viewers to free or low-cost shows. Its record dates it to sometime between 1936 and 1941, when the project was at its most active in New York.
| Created / published | [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Exhibition posters 1930-1950.Screen prints Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Children--Arts & crafts--1930-1950. Paintings--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,140 × 1,457 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-217622 |
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