Work with Care WPA safety poster, 1933-1941

Work with Care WPA safety poster, 1933-1941

Federal Art Project safety poster by WPA artist Isadore Posoff.

The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive work-relief effort. In its peak years, 1936 to 1938, the FAP employed 5,000 artists across the countr...

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Main Author: Isadore Posoff (Creator)
Collection:Works Projects Administration posters collection (#V99)
Date:1933-01-01/1941-12-31
Alternate Date:Circa 1933-1941
Box Number:Box H-P Box, Possoff Folder
Format: Electronic
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Printed Matter
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/1735
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title Work with Care WPA safety poster, 1933-1941
spellingShingle Work with Care WPA safety poster, 1933-1941
Isadore Posoff
title_sort Work with Care WPA safety poster, 1933-1941
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date_txt_mv 1933-01-01/1941-12-31
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description Federal Art Project safety poster by WPA artist Isadore Posoff.<br /> <br /> The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt&#39;s massive work-relief effort. In its peak years, 1936 to 1938, the FAP employed 5,000 artists across the country, at a salary of $95 a month. They created murals, sculptures and paintings, taught community art classes to millions, and produced 2 million posters from 35,000 designs at a cost of about a dime each.
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