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Danger! Spread the Spreaders WPA safety poster, 1938

Federal Art Project, Philadelphia hand-painted safety poster.
Artist name and date is recorded on reverse as Robert Muchley.

The Federal Arts Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, President Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive work-relief effort. In its peak ye...

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Main Author: Robert Muchley (Creator)
Collection:Works Projects Administration posters collection (#V99)
Date:1938-12-22
Dimensions:29.3 x 37.1 cm
Box Number:Box 5
Folder Number:Folder 16
Format: Electronic
Subjects and Genres:
Painting
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13792
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title Danger! Spread the Spreaders WPA safety poster, 1938
spellingShingle Danger! Spread the Spreaders WPA safety poster, 1938
Robert Muchley
title_sort Danger! Spread the Spreaders WPA safety poster, 1938
title_txt_mv Danger! Spread the Spreaders WPA safety poster, 1938
date_txt_mv 1938-12-22
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description Federal Art Project, Philadelphia hand-painted safety poster.<br /> Artist name and date is recorded on reverse as Robert Muchley.<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.
rights_statement_txt_mv Please contact Rights and Reproduction for more information.
collection Works Projects Administration posters collection
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url https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13792
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