Posters of the WPA
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0295965436 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 175 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Briefly describes the history of the WPA Federal Art Project, explains the silk skreen process, and shows a variety of FPA posters promoting health, travel, the theater, and the war effort.
From Library Journal Graphic artists of the Works Progress Administration produced thousands of bold, brightly colored, astutely modern posters. Douglas G. In Posters of the WPA , DeNoon makes the first serious attempt to present the neglected history of WPA posters. . This informative book includes essays by Anthony Velonis and Richard Floethe and ends with color portfolios of posters by Velonis, Floethe, Bock, Halls, Milhous, and others. A welcome addition to the history of graphic design in the United States. These WPA posters promoted health; encouraged vacatio
Robin said Creativity in Hard Tmes. A wonderful book of Works Progress Administration posters. Only about two thousand of these survive from the millions printed and "Creativity in Hard Tmes" according to Robin. A wonderful book of Works Progress Administration posters. Only about two thousand of these survive from the millions printed and 280 are shown in color. They are not posters in the billboard size that everyone is familiar with but mostly small twenty-two by fourteen inches, quickly designed and printed by silkscreen.Because they were easy and cheap to produce any government or civic department could. 80 are shown in color. They are not posters in the billboard size that everyone is familiar with but mostly small twenty-two by fourteen inches, quickly designed and printed by silkscreen.Because they were easy and cheap to produce any government or civic department could. "Great overview of a subject that deserves more attention" according to R. Tomlin. This book is great for the WPA expert or for the novice like myself. The body of work represented in the book opens your eyes to a subject matter that seems largely overlooked as serious art. Nevertheless, the volume of work produced during this period and the number of people reached by this work is truly amazing.. "Very good book on the history of WPA posters with plenty" according to jerry wheeler. Very good book on the history of WPA posters with plenty of color photos. And a good section on the very rare WW2 WPA home front and propaganda posters. If you have an interest in WPA posters and there importance in American history this is a good one.