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the-cricket-chirps · 5 months
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Elizabeth Olds, The Lone Ranger, 1942
Elizabeth Olds, Merry-Go-Round, 1940
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fdrlibrary · 1 year
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Artifact Road Trip - Washington
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This print by Richard Correll depicts "Paul Bunyan Making Puget Sound" in Washington State. It was created for the Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration. It was displayed at the New York World's Fair in 1940.
Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip print on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/objects/7855
Follow along each week as we feature a different artifact in our Museum Collection from each of the United States.
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gentlyepigrams · 2 years
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For greater knowledge on more subjects use your library more often (LOC) by The Library of Congress For greater knowledge on more subjects use your library more often Chicago : Illinois WPA Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941] 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. Notes: Poster showing a mortarboard and a pair of glasses superimposed over a globe, promoting use of libraries. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: Jan 24 1941. Subjects: Libraries--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1950. Education--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1950. Format: Posters--1930-1950. Screen prints--Color--1930-1950. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f05183 Call Number: POS - WPA - ILL .01 .F665, no. 1 https://flic.kr/p/2nkd5k5
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ajl1963 · 27 days
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Deco Doings - March, 2024
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gameraboy2 · 2 months
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"Don't Mix 'Em" by Robert Lachenmann, 1936
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kafkasapartment · 2 months
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NYC Cityscape American Scene WPA Modern Realism, Mid 20th Century Architectural, 1930. Ernest Fiene. Oil on canvas.
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whatevergreen · 2 months
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'Construction Workers, Solidarity in Action,' 1940, Emmanuel Romano
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newyorkthegoldenage · 6 months
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A life class for adults at the Brooklyn Museum, under the auspices of the NYC WPA Art Project, ca. 1935.
Photo: Smithsonian Institution
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uwmspeccoll · 7 months
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Old Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, 1900
Wisconsin architect and printmaker Charles Clark Reynolds (1893-1969) produced this etching of the Door County port city of Sturgeon Bay for the Federal Art Project of the WPA in 1941. Reynolds, who was born in Sturgeon Bay, ran a successful architectural firm with offices in Manitowoc and Green Bay, Wisconsin from 1920-1934. Andrew Stevens, curator emeritus of prints, drawings and photographs at the Chazen Museum of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, made these observations about another copy of the print at the Wisconsin Historical Society in his 1998 exhibition catalog, 150 Years of Wisconsin Printmaking:
The print's title and the notation on the plate that identifies the image as being "Sturgeon Bay 1900" suggest a nostalgic purpose for the work. Instead of presenting the city as it was when the print was made in 1941, he looked back forty years, perhaps by reference to photography, to present if at the turn of the century [as Reynolds himself would have known it as a boy]. As if to reference further the retrospective stance of the work, there is a pencil notation in the print's margin that identifies it as having been printed on antique paper. This retrospective aspect of the work . . . may also reflect some of the historical goals of other projects of the WPA.
Our copy of the print is part of a portfolio of prints from the Wisconsin WPA, and this image is from a digitized version of that print from our digital collection Wisconsin Arts Projects of the WPA, which was made possible with generous financial support from The Chipstone Foundation.
View other posts on prints by Charles Reynolds.
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knittinghistory · 9 months
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"Knitting Party" by William H. Johnson, c.1941-1942. Tempera and pen and ink on paper. The painting depicts Red Cross nurses knitting for the war effort.
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nemfrog · 1 year
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Federal Art Project poster. Visit the Brookfield Zoo. Between 1936 and 1938.
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freecommercialclipart · 5 months
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Did you know you can use these WPA posters absolutely free. These posters were created for the Federal Works Progress Administration. These are great examples of mid-century graphic design and would be great for any design projects you have that need a retro feel. They're also great for inspiration.
You can find these WPA posters and many many more on the Library of Congress website.
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fdrlibrary · 1 year
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Artifact Road Trip - Virginia
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Noted African American artist Leslie Garland Bolling (1898-1955) presented these carved pine figures of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt to the First Lady on September 4, 1940. From 1938-1941, Bolling helped operate an arts education center in Richmond, Virginia, supported by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Bolling garnered critical attention with his carved wood sculptures of working people and nude figures. He used a scroll saw to rough out a figure’s shape and pocket knives to carve the details, leaving the finished pieces unsanded to expose his tool marks.
Find out more about these #ArtifactRoadTrip carvings on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/people/151/leslie-garland-bolling/objects
Follow along each week as we feature a different artifact in our Museum Collection from each of the United States.
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gentlyepigrams · 2 years
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Free neighborhood classes for adults (LOC) by The Library of Congress Free neighborhood classes for adults Enroll now : Classes in reading - writing - arithmetic - also art - music - psychology - language - social studies. Ill. : Federal Art Project, WPA, [1937] 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. Notes: Poster from the Adult Education Program of the Chicago Board of Education announcing free education classes for adults, showing a man, wearing a suit, reading. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Date stamped on verso: May 22 1937. Subjects: Chicago (Ill.).--Board of Education--Public relations--1930-1940. Adult education--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1940. Format: Posters--1930-1940. Screen prints--Color--1930-1940. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3f05182 Call Number: POS - WPA - ILL .01 .F7437, no. 1 https://flic.kr/p/2nkitBM
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lisamarie-vee · 1 year
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mudwerks · 3 months
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Winter sports festival, Jr. Chamber of Commerce, Recreation Department, sponsors (LOC)
Iowa Art Project, WPA, 1940.
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