Cuts May Cause Infection WPA safety poster, 1937
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13793Date:
1937Image Description:
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 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.
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BE CAREFUL