Final barber shop quartet contest presented by Park Department on the Mall Central Pa – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Final barber shop quartet contest presented by Park Department on the Mall Central Pa. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Final barber shop quartet contest presented by Park Department on the Mall Central Pa
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This silkscreen poster announces a final barbershop quartet contest held on the Mall in Central Park, New York, in 1936. It was produced under the Work Projects Administration, and its notes credit the Federal theater Project as sponsor, which ties the event to the federal programs that employed artists and performers during the Depression. Silkscreen posters like this one were a practical way to advertise free public events, and the bold color blocks reflect the poster division's emphasis on clear, eye-catching design. Barbershop harmony, rooted in turn-of-the-century American parlor and street singing, was a popular amateur tradition at the time.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Barbershop quartets--1930-1940. Concerts--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Singing--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,775 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 237_Final_barber_shop_quart_1936 |
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