Belated July 4

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on July 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment 

I can’t believe I missed this poster around Independence Day, what a great specimen!  Read More

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Posters for the People Archive

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on November 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

The Posters for the People online archive officially launched on November 5 and you can now search and view posters created under the New Deal’s Federal Art Project. “Posters for the People searches private and public holdings to create the most comprehensive Web-based database of known posters – a living archive. We preserve our American graphic design heritage through research, outreach, site visits, photography, and archiving.” They... Read More

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WPA Collection Highlights

Posted by Diane Faye Zerr on September 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

I stumble across these again and again but I can’t resist posting about them this time. The WPA posters from Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal presidency and his vision for a hopeful and strong America. The collection is housed at the Library of Congress (What is up with their website?!?!) and is broken down into a few categories. But apparently there are around 35,000 designs according to postersforthepeople.com, so this is just a taste. ... Read More

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