WPA Poster Program (1935-1943)
Created during the Great Depression under the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Project's poster program employed artists to design uplifting messages promoting parks, public health, education, and cultural events. Its bold shapes and clear typography helped define American public communication, and the surviving posters remain some of the most iconic federal designs of the 20th century.
WPA Poster Program (1935-1943)
Created during the Great Depression under the Works Progress Administration, the Federal Art Project's poster program employed artists to design uplifting messages promoting parks, public health, education, and cultural events. Its bold shapes and clear typography helped define American public communication, and the surviving posters remain some of the most iconic federal designs of the 20th century.
Designed by Don (Chester) C., Powell – 1938
Designed by Carken – 1936
Designed by Don (Chester) C., Powell – 1938
Designed by Alexander Dux – 1939
Designed by Joseph Dusek – 1936
Designed by Thomas A. Byrne – 1941
Designer unknown – 1939
Poster for a lecture by Max Lerner at Roosevelt High, Des Moines, Iowa. Designer Unknown. 1940
Designed by Homer Ansley – 1941
