image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50108 13.4.23 Text quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #APRIL 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Richard Halls (1906-1976)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a ➡️

#RichardFloethe was the Director of the #FederalArtProject's NYC Poster Division. His training at the #Bauhaus in Germany shows its influence in stylized illustration and bold, simple lettering. The Federal Art Project Gallery was a frequent venue for painters in the program.

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50105 words quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #FEBRUARY 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
#BenKaplan (1916-1986)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a ➡️

For #JANUARY 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print by #HarryHerzog
Layout & design by #RichardFloethe
1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a calendar for ➡️

#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #graphicartist #RichardFloethe #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #WPA #FederalArtProject

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50105 words quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #DECEMBER 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
#JeromeHenryRothstein (1916-2008)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50103 words quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #NOVEMBER 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Ben Kaplan (1916-1986)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a ➡️

For #OCTOBER 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Leslie Bryan Burroughs (1904–1979)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & ➡️

For #SEPTEMBER 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Richard Halls (1906-1976)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & print ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50110 13.4.23 Text quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #AUGUST 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Vera Bock (1905-2006)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901–1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & print a ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50110 13.4.23

For #JULY 1939 - the Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Richard Morgan Halls (1906–1976)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901–1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50110 13.4.23 Text quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #JUNE 1939
🧵👇
From the Federal Art Project Calendar
Color screen print by Alexander Dux (1898-1971)
Layout & design by #RichardFloethe (1901–1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50108 13.4.23 Text quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #APRIL 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
Richard Halls (1906-1976)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a ➡️

#RichardFloethe was the Director of the #FederalArtProject's NYC Poster Division. His training at the #Bauhaus in Germany shows its influence in stylized illustration and bold, simple lettering. The Federal Art Project Gallery was a frequent venue for painters in the program.

For #FEBRUARY 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print:
#BenKaplan (1916-1986)
Layout & design:
#RichardFloethe (1901-1988) 1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a ➡️

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50103 words quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #JANUARY 1939
The Federal Art Project Calendar
🧵👇
Color screen print by #HarryHerzog
Layout & design by #RichardFloethe
1938
‘In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design and print a calendar for ➡️