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Posters for the people : art of the WPA / by Ennis Carter ; foreword by Christopher DeNoon.

By: Carter, EnnisContributor(s): DeNoon, ChristopherMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Philadelphia, Pa. : Enfield : Quirk ; Publishers Group UK [distributor], 2008Description: 224 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cmISBN: 9781594742927 (hbk.) :; 1594742928 (hbk.) :Subject(s): United States. Work Projects Administration | Posters, American -- 20th century -- Catalogs | United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 741.6'74'0973 Summary: This title features nearly 500 of the best posters produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s and 1940s. During this time the WPA employed hundreds of out-of-work artists to raise awareness about public issues and civic life. War posters are only one of twelve categories of poster. There are also health and safety poster, preservation and conservation posters, and exhibition posters, to name a few.
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Includes index.

This title features nearly 500 of the best posters produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the 1930s and 1940s. During this time the WPA employed hundreds of out-of-work artists to raise awareness about public issues and civic life. War posters are only one of twelve categories of poster. There are also health and safety poster, preservation and conservation posters, and exhibition posters, to name a few.

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