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Street musicians – Historic Photo Reproduction

Street musicians, [ca. 1940] — historic print
Street musicians, [ca. 1940]. Historic print from the Music & Dance collection.

(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 Street musicians, a historic print rich in period 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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Painted in flat, bright inks, this silkscreen shows street musicians as its central subject, a theme that sets it apart from the other prints on this board. It dates to about 1940 and comes from the records of the Harmon Foundation, a New York organization founded in 1922 that promoted African American artists when mainstream museums rarely showed their work. Silkscreen gained wide use during the Depression because it was relatively inexpensive and could reach ordinary viewers. The subject also reflects a theme common in Black American art of the period, where city life and music were treated with dignity and rhythm.

Created / published[ca. 1940]
Medium1 print : silkscreen, color.
GenreScreen prints Color 1930-1950.
NotesNo. FO-326-A(10). From Harmon Foundation Inc., Records. Exhibited: American Treasures of the Library of Congress, 2002. Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1971:154
SubjectsStreet musicians--1930-1950. African Americans--Music--1930-1950.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,686 × 2,117 px · prints to 6 × 7 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-215925

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