Cancer is Curable WPA print, circa 1933-1941


Permanent ID:
1744
Date:
1933 – 1941
Image Description:
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.
Inscription:
CANCER IS CURABLE
FIGHT IT WITH KNOWLEDGE
WOMEN'S FIELD DAY
311 S. JUNIPER ST. PHILADELPHIA
PENNA ART PROJECT, WPA
DOLLAR MEMBERSHIP
CAMPAIGN APR. 1-30
Address:
311 S. Juniper Street, Philadelphia
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