Posters of the WPA

by Christopher Denoon

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

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Art

175 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1987

Reviews

[Dale · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nearly all of the 20,000 poster designs made by the WPA have disappeared. This book provides a history of the period 1935 - 1943 when the Fine Arts Project of the WPA produced those posters. It includes brief memoirs by some of the artists, as well as by historians of the era.

What I enjoyed most about this book was the sheer optimism of many of the posters, produced at a time when there wasn't much to be optimistic about.

[JBP · Rating 4 out of 5]

Into screenprinting? I certainly am. The glory days of the medium was from 1935-1943 and those are the years covered in this image heavy book of amazing poster art created by the WPA during those years. I'm fond of so many images in this that I can't start to list them & some are pretty famous & will be recognizable even if you only have a passing interest in the subject.

[Nikki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Favorite few ages are the "see America" postrs

[Artie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Didn't read the text, just looked at the posters.

[Brian Kovesci · Rating 5 out of 5]

This will be a forever reference book.