Exhibition Oil paintings from the easel division (S) N.Y.C. WPA Art Project Work Projec – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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 Exhibition Oil paintings from the easel division (S) N.Y.C. WPA Art Project Work Projec, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Exhibition Oil paintings from the easel division (S) N.Y.C. WPA Art Project Work Projec
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The record names this as an exhibition poster for oil paintings from the easel division of the New York City Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration's arts program. It was printed as a silkscreen, a method the WPA poster units adopted because it was cheap, flexible, and could produce bold flat color in small runs. The Federal Art Project employed artists during the Great Depression, and its easel division produced paintings that were shown in public venues across the city, so posters like this one helped bring working artists and their audiences together. A stamp on the back dates the sheet to 1941, years after the show it advertised, which suggests it was kept in a collection rather than simply posted and thrown away.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Mar 24 1941. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art exhibitions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Paintings--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,707 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 173_Exhibition_Oil_painting_1936 |
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