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International exhibition of water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - Ma – Antique Poster Print

International exhibition of water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - Ma, 1939 — vintage poster
International exhibition of water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - Ma, 1939. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters 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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International exhibition of water colors The Art Institute of Chicago - March 23 - Ma comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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A silkscreen poster from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project announces the International Exhibition of Water Colors at the Art Institute of Chicago in the spring of 1939. The museum had long hosted watercolor shows that drew entries from artists in many countries, and the exhibition was a regular part of the city's cultural calendar. The Federal Art Project used silkscreen because it was inexpensive and could be reproduced in quantity, which made it well suited to publicizing public events. A date stamp on the back, April 24, 1939, records when the print was processed.

Created / published1939
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Apr 24 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor.
SubjectsArt Institute of Chicago--Exhibitions & displays--1930-1940. Art exhibitions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,840 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference76_International_exhibitio_1939

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