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production as a “waste of taxpayers' money"’ - though the accompanying message of greetings stated: ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#AmericanArt #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #WPA #FederalArtProject

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taxpayers' money"’ - though the accompanying message of greetings stated: ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#AmericanArt #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #WPA #FederalArtProject #MarchWinds

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For #MARCH 1939
👇🧵
Page from the Federal Art Project Calendar for 1939
Color screen print by #RichardHalls (1906-1976)
“In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & print a calendar for distribution ➡️

@livingnewdeal.bsky.social
#GeorgeBernardShaw #AndoclesandtheLIon #WPA #FederalTheatreProject #FederalArtProject #WPAPosters #RichardHalls #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #illustration #WorksProgressAdministration #GreatDepression

#OTD in 1886:
unveiling and dedication of the #StatueOfLiberty
Liberty in peril 2
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#WPA Federal Theatre presents *It Can't Happen Here* Color silkscreen by #RichardHalls (1906-1976). #FederalArtProject [1936 or 1937]
#graphicdesign #FederalTheatreProject

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its production as a waste of taxpayers' money’ - though the message of greetings accompanying the calendar stated that ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
#TheNewDeal #AmericanArt #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #WPA

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attacking its production as a waste of taxpayers' money’ - though the message of greetings accompanying the calendar stated that ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
#TheNewDeal #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #WPA

Image from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/calendar1.html

Image from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/calendar3.html

Image from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/calendar3.html

production as a “waste of taxpayers' money"’ - though the accompanying message of greetings stated: ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
#AmericanArt #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #WPA #FederalArtProject

Images from http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/wpapos/calendar1.html

taxpayers' money"’ - though the accompanying message of greetings stated: ‘The other than labor costs of making the calendar are being privately defrayed.’
#AmericanArt #graphicdesign #graphicdesigners #RichardHalls #TheNewDeal #WPA #FederalArtProject #MarchWinds

image from https://philamuseum.org/collection/object/50107 13.4.23 words quoted from http://archives.gov/exhibits/new_deal_for_the_arts/useful_arts3.html

For #MARCH 1939
👇🧵
Page from the Federal Art Project Calendar for 1939
Color screen print by #RichardHalls (1906-1976)
“In 1938 Audrey McMahon, head of the #WPA's New York City #FederalArtProject, suggested its Poster Division design & print a calendar for distribution ➡️