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020 _a9781594742927 (hbk.) :
_cNo price
020 _a1594742928 (hbk.) :
_cNo price
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_dUK-LoTVU
082 0 4 _a741.6'74'0973
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100 1 _aCarter, Ennis.
245 1 0 _aPosters for the people :
_bart of the WPA /
_cby Ennis Carter ; foreword by Christopher DeNoon.
260 _aPhiladelphia, Pa. :
_bQuirk ;
_aEnfield :
_bPublishers Group UK [distributor],
_c2008.
300 _a224 p. :
_bcol. ill. ;
_c31 cm.
504 _aIncludes index.
520 _aThis 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.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bWork Projects Administration.
650 0 _aPosters, American
_y20th century
_vCatalogs.
651 0 _aUnited States
_xSocial life and customs
_y20th century.
700 1 _aDeNoon, Christopher.
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999 _c26579
_d26579