East side West side exhibition of photographs – 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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures East side West side exhibition of photographs in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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East side West side exhibition of photographs
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The title sets this poster apart: *East Side West Side* refers to the two halves of Manhattan and announces an exhibition of photographs centered on New York in the 1930s. Produced in 1938 as a silkscreen color print on board, it was sponsored by the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. Silkscreen was the method the WPA poster program used to make inexpensive, bold announcements for exhibitions, concerts and public events across the country. A date stamp on the back, January 1939, records when the piece was filed.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatley Press c1987 no. 312 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Photography--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,278 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 563_East_side_West_side_exh_1938 |
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