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CollectionPosters: WPA Posters This collection consists of 907 posters produced from 1936 to 1943 by various branches of the WPA. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more...
- Date: 1936
Collection Items: View 947 Items
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CollectionWork Projects Administration poster collection (Library of Congress)
WPA poster collection (Library of Congress) 907 prints (posters) : most color; various sizes. | Includes almost half of the posters created by the United States Works Progress Administration, later Work Projects Administration (WPA). Many posters publicize the...- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, Drawing[WPA poster design showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers and wheat above ... 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, Drawing[WPA poster design on blue background showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers ... 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 55.9 x 35.6 cm (board)
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, Drawing[WPA poster design on red background showing the head and hands of a woman holding flowers ... 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 55.8 x 35.3 cm (board)
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingA book mark would be better! 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 35.6 x 28 cm. | WPA poster shows a boy ironing down the page of a book.
- Contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.) - Gregg, Arlington
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingRain is bad for a book! 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 35.6 x 28 cm. | WPA poster shows a boy with an umbrella sitting on an open book.
- Contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.) - Gregg, Arlington
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingDon't gum up a book 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 35.6 x 28 cm. | WPA poster shows a boy walking on a book with gummed up feet and hands.
- Contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.) - Gregg, Arlington
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingThis breaks the back of a book! 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 35.6 x 28 cm. | WPA poster shows a boy doing a handstand on the spine of a book.
- Contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.) - Gregg, Arlington
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingBe kind to books club Are you a member? / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color ; 56 x 35.6 cm. | WPA poster shows a group of children holding a sign for the book club.
- Contributor: United States. Works Progress Administration (Ill.) - Gregg, Arlington
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA rumor 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster showing a man with WPA shovel attacking wolf labeled rumor.
- Contributor: Bock, Vera
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingExhibition - WPA Federal Art Project 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA Federal Art Project exhibition at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA Federal Art Project exhibition - mural studies 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for WPA Federal Art Project exhibition of mural studies at the Federal Art Gallery 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingExhibition WPA Connecticut artists. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of WPA Connecticut artists at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., showing tree stem...
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA water colors, prints exhibition, Federal Art Gallery 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA exhibition of watercolors and prints at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingSee how WPA welfare services protect Americans Exhibition National Museum / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for exhibition of WPA welfare services; text in red, white and blue.
- Contributor: Federal Art Project
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA Federal Theatre [presents] If ye break faith 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for WPA Federal Theatre Project presentation of "If Ye Break Faith" showing the Grim Reaper with scythe harvesting cross-shaped tombstones.
- Contributor: Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingOhio WPA paintings through March 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of WPA artists from Ohio, at 4300 Euclid, showing column and birds.
- Contributor: Clough, Stanley Thomas
- Date: 1938
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA Federal Art Project paintings, Barnstable High School, Hyannis 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing exhibition of WPA Federal Art Project paintings at the Barnstable High School, Hyannis, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA paintings, Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for exhibition of WPA paintings at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingFederal Art exhibition WPA allocations / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of WPA art allocations for public buildings, libraries, and schools, at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury...
- Contributor: Nason, Ben
- Date: 1938
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA exhibit Prints and drawings. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of prints and drawings at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., showing a man...
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA women painters, Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for exhibition of WPA women painters at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass., showing a woman painting outdoors.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA exhibition water colors [and] prints, Federal Art Gallery / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA exhibition of watercolors and prints at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass., showing brush, roller and paper...
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA Federal Art Project exhibition, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Nov. 28, Dec. 10, 1938 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA exhibit at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., showing hand, eye, and palette.
- Contributor: Nason, Ben
- Date: 1938
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Photo, Print, DrawingRegional poster exhibition 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of posters from New York and New Jersey at the Federal Art Gallery, 225 West 57th Street,...
- Contributor: Floethe, Richard
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingHiking--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster shows a man walking in a park.
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingAthletics--WPA recreation project, Dist. No. 2 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster showing youths playing basketball, baseball, and volleyball.
- Contributor: Federal Art Project
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingHiking WPA recreation project--Dist. no. 2 / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster showing a woman hiking.
- Contributor: Weisberg, Shari
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingExhibition WPA Federal Art Project Pennsylvania / 1 print (poster) : woodcut, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition, showing head-and-shoulders portrait of Greek figure holding print.
- Contributor: Milhous, Katherine
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingFederal Art exhibition WPA water colors. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition of WPA watercolors at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass., showing a brush in...
- Contributor: Nason, Ben
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingWho's who in the zoo Illustrated natural history prepared by the WPA Federal Writers Project : ... 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster advertising WPA Federal Writers' Project illustrated guide to natural history.
- Contributor: Federal Writers' Project
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA federal art regional exhibit, Montclair Museum Easel painting, graphic arts, poster display, index of design. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing opening of regional exhibit of WPA art at the Montclair Museum, Montclair, New Jersey, showing text superimposed over palette.
- Contributor: Tartaglia, Angelo
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA Federal Art Project general exhibition 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for Federal Art Project exhibition at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingA trip around the world at story hour time Story hour club--W.P.A library center / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for the WPA statewide library project, showing two children on a large book, looking down at mountains and trees.
- Contributor: Federal Art Project - Weisberg, Shari
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingPosters exhibition Executed under Federal Art Project poster division. 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster for exhibition of posters from the Federal Art Project poster division at the Federal Art Gallery, 7 East 38th St., New York...
- Contributor: Floethe, Richard
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA exhibition [of] Dorothy Loeb [and] Blanche Lazzell Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St. Boston / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA exhibition featuring Dorothy Loeb and Blanche Lazzell at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., showing an easel...
- Contributor: Nason, Ben
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA exhibition [of] Dorothy Loeb [and] Blanche Lazzell Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St. Boston / 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing WPA exhibition featuring Dorothy Loeb and Blanche Lazzell at the Federal Art Gallery, 77 Newbury St., Boston, Mass., showing an easel...
- Contributor: Nason, Ben
- Date: 1939
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Photo, Print, DrawingWPA national print exhibition, Federal Art Gallery 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster announcing exhibition of fine prints at the Federal Art Gallery, 50 Beacon Street, Boston, showing roller and tube of printers ink.
- Date: 1936
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Photo, Print, DrawingAthletics--W.P.A. recreation project, Dist. No. 2 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. | Poster showing youths playing basketball, baseball, and volleyball.
- Date: 1936
