Monday, September 27, 2004

By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943: Subjects: Libraries

This post is inspired by one over at Boingboing. The By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 at the Library of Congress is described as
The By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943 collection consists of 908 boldly colored and graphically diverse original posters produced from 1936 to 1943 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal. Of the 2,000 WPA posters known to exist, the Library of Congress's collection of more than 900 is the largest. These striking silkscreen, lithograph, and woodcut posters were designed to publicize health and safety programs; cultural programs including art exhibitions, theatrical, and musical performances; travel and tourism; educational programs; and community activities in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The posters were made possible by one of the first U.S. Government programs to support the arts and were added to the Library's holdings in the 1940s.
There are several posters concerning libraries--maybe a creative photoshop artist in your library could be create and update a couple of these for your library? Here are two of them.



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