51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture - The Art Institute of Chica – 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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Step back in time with 51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture - The Art Institute of Chica, a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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51st annual exhibition - American painting and sculpture - The Art Institute of Chica
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A silkscreen poster advertising the 51st annual exhibition of American painting and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago, dated 1936, belongs to the Work Projects Administration Poster Collection at the Library of Congress. The Art Institute's annual shows were a long-running showcase for contemporary American artists, and this one arrived in the middle of the Great Depression, when the federal government was employing artists to make public posters. The Federal Art Project, part of the WPA, sponsored this print, so it reflects both the exhibition and the New Deal effort to put artists to work while bringing art to a wide public.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Art Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,109 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 73_51st_annual_exhibition_1936 |
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