Department of Public Recreation presents Sioux Citys [sic] 1940 music week Bands choi – Vintage Poster
![Department of Public Recreation presents Sioux Citys [sic] 1940 music week Bands choi, 1940 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/d8/d8782f3ff417-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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Department of Public Recreation presents Sioux Citys [sic] 1940 music week Bands choi
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Sioux City, Iowa, hosted its 1940 Music Week, and this silkscreen poster, issued under the Department of Public Recreation, advertised the bands and choirs taking part. A date stamp on the back reads May 9, 1940, which places its printing shortly before the event. The Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, produced posters like this one during the 1930s and early 1940s to publicize public concerts, sports, and classes. Silkscreen was a fairly inexpensive method, so the program could make bold, colorful announcements for local community events.
| Created / published | 1940 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: May 9 1940. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Music--Iowa--Sioux City--1940. Concerts--Iowa--Sioux City--1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,744 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 445_Department_of_Public_Re_1940 |
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