Posters of the WPA (Works Progress Administration)
1/25/2008 - 4/13/2008
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - 1/25/2008
Forest Lawn Glendale - Museum

The work in this extraordinary exhibit at Forest Lawn-Glendale exemplifies one of the most fascinating and significant developments of American graphic design.

Beginning January 25, 2008, the Forest Lawn Museum in Glendale will present "The Art of Silkscreen: WPA Posters 1935-1943." The exhibit will feature a remarkable collection of posters that were printed as part of the Federal Arts Project (FAP), the visual arts arm of the Work Project Administration's (WPA) Federal One Program, a component of the Great Depression-era New Deal.

The primary goals of the Federal Arts Project were to employ out-of-work artists, to provide art for non-federal government buildings, and to expand the audience for art. The FAP employed more than five thousand artists in various art projects, including the many poster divisions that were created throughout the United States. In the history of the WPA art projects, over two million posters were printed from thirty-five thousand designs. Today, only about two thousand of the posters created are known to exist.

The artwork in this outstanding exhibit represents one of the most interesting and vital developments of American graphic design, an innovative period characterized by experimentation, fresh ideas and avant-garde thinking. The different approaches to poster design by the many artists associated with the WPA combined to create a truly original, American poster style.

"The Art of Silkscreen: WPA Posters 1935-1943" will be on display from Friday, January 25, 2008, through Sunday, April 13, 2008, in the Forest Lawn Museum at Forest Lawn-Glendale, 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205.

Admission and parking are free. For more information, please call 1-800-204-3131, or log on to www.forestlawn.com.