The Art Institute of Chicago 1939 Water Colors WPA Exhibition Poster
A framed WPA poster for the Art Institute of Chicago’s ‘International Exhibition Water Colors, March 23 – May 14, 1939’. Bold modernist graphic history.
Description
This framed exhibition poster advertises 'THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION WATER COLORS MARCH 23 • MAY 14, 1939', with a bold modernist composition of a paintbrush and water glass in yellow, blue and red. It notes admission details — 'OPEN WEEK DAYS FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM … FREE WED. SAT. SUN. HOLIDAYS' — and 'MADE BY WPA FEDERAL ART PROJECT CHICAGO, ILL.' A genuine piece of Depression-era American graphic design.
