This lavish coffee-table book highlights 500 of the best posters produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during America's 1930s and 1940s. The WPA employed hundreds of out-of-work artists to raise awareness about public issues and civic life in the United States. These posters provide a snapshot of life (and graphic design) during the Great Depression and offer timeless messages about the merits of hard work, good parenting, a clean house, and healthy personal hygiene. "Posters for the People" includes many 'new ...
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This lavish coffee-table book highlights 500 of the best posters produced by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during America's 1930s and 1940s. The WPA employed hundreds of out-of-work artists to raise awareness about public issues and civic life in the United States. These posters provide a snapshot of life (and graphic design) during the Great Depression and offer timeless messages about the merits of hard work, good parenting, a clean house, and healthy personal hygiene. "Posters for the People" includes many 'new' images never before published in book form. Full of beautifully reproduced images and fascinating text about a decisive moment in American history, "Posters for the People" is essential reading for artists, designers, collectors of Americana, and anyone interested in U.S. history.
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Seller's Description:
Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Like New. Size: 9x1x10; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Light edge wear. Clean, unmarked pages. Presents posters produced by the Works Progress Administration between the 1930s and 1940s that reflect the graphic design of the time period and feature messages about conquering public and civic concerns. This is an oversized or heavy book, which requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 216 p. Contains: Illustrations, color, Frontispiece. Audience: General/trade. Marked "Display Copy" by sticker on front cover
