Art exhibition, WPA Federal Art Project, New Bedford Free Public Library, Jan. 25 to Feb. 7 Lectures. – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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This rare historic image captures Art exhibition, WPA Federal Art Project, New Bedford Free Public Library, Jan. 25 to Feb. 7 Lectures. in remarkable 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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Art exhibition, WPA Federal Art Project, New Bedford Free Public Library, Jan. 25 to Feb. 7 Lectures.
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A winter art show at the New Bedford Free Public Library, running from January 25 to February 7, 1938, was organized under the WPA Federal Art Project, which the Works Progress Administration had started in 1935 to employ artists during the Depression. Libraries and schools were common venues for these shows, which brought the work of local and project artists to residents who might never visit a museum. This exhibition also offered lectures alongside the displays. New Bedford, a former whaling port on Massachusetts' southeastern coast, provides the setting for this record of the program's work in the city.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 988 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 4 |
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