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Poster with a glowing red cross above a dark sea and a verse honoring Red Cross sisters lost on hospital ships.

Missing! To the sisters of the Red Cross who have perished in hospital ships sunk by German submarines

Unknown artist, 1918

Poster by Richard Floethe, 1936, showing a geometric printing press in navy, gray and yellow promoting color lithography.

Print making A new tradition featuring original color lithography

Richard Floethe, 1936

Green horse figure on an ochre base above text announcing a children's art exhibition of the Federal Art Project, 1936 poster

Exhibition of work done by children in the free art classes of the Federal Art Project Works Projects Administration

Frank Greco, 1936

Wartime British recruitment poster: a young man in a suit beside an older woman with her hand on his shoulder, on orange.

Go! It's your duty lad. Join to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Colorful 1936 WPA vaudeville poster with a top-hatted performer, monkey musicians and a list of nine acts.

Federal WPA Variety Theatre presents vaudeville 9 big acts : Comedy, singing, dancing

Richard Halls, 1936

Poster with a stylized seated woman in blue and orange drapery above text announcing a Federal Art Project watercolor exhibit

Watercolors and drawings, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration, at the new Federal Art Gallery

Harry Herzog, 1936

Poster showing cavalry horsemen charging past an exploding shell, with the caption 'At the Front!' and an enlistment call bel

At the front! Every fit Briton should join our brave men at the front. Enlist now

Unknown artist, 1915

Art Deco poster for Federal Dance Theatre's Salut au monde, showing stylized dancers in red and black before a large pale cir

Federal Dance Theatre presents Salut au monde adapted from a poem of that name by Walt Whitman

Richard Halls, 1936

WPA poster with a red raised fist and angular shapes advertising Injunction Granted at the Biltmore Theatre, 1936.

WPA Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspaper, sponsored by Newspaper Guild of N.Y., presents "Injunction granted"

Harry Herzog, 1936

Red and black 1914 British recruitment poster with treaty text, drawn wax seals and signatures, and the words Enlist To-day.

The scrap of paper - Prussia's perfidy - Britain's bond [...] Enlist to-day

Unknown artist, 1914

Art Deco style WPA poster with geometric shapes, a laurel branch and a bust, announcing a 1937 national print exhibition.

Prints for the people A national exhibition of prints made by artists employed by the Federal Art Project of the Work…

Richard Halls, 1937

Poster with a stylized white cow in a green field of red flowers, advertising children's art exhibitions in Brooklyn, 1936.

Be sure to visit the five-borough outdoor exhibitions of children's paintings, sculpture, prints, in Brooklyn

Harry Herzog, 1936

British 1915 recruitment poster showing Lord Kitchener in military uniform with a quote urging men to enlist today.

Lord Kitchener says: Enlist to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Stylized 1936 travel poster of a snow-capped mountain, pine forest, tipis and a mounted rider reading Welcome to Montana.

See America. Welcome to Montana

Richard Halls, 1936

Poster with a snake-and-bowl emblem advertising free WPA health education courses, listing topics like first aid and child ca

Health for efficiency Free courses in health education sponsored by Adult Education Project of the Board of Education…

Ben Kaplan, 1936

Horizontal 1915 British recruitment poster with six smiling soldiers in khaki caps above the slogan Join the brave throng tha

Join the brave throng that goes marching along

Unknown artist, 1915

WPA poster by Richard Halls, 1936, with stylized vase, thread spools and patterned fabric advertising an exhibition at Kaufma

Works Progress Administration presents an exhibition of selected skills of the unemployed Div. of Women's & Professio…

Richard Halls, 1936

Wartime poster: a man sprays a red car with a hose while another washes a car with a pail, urging water conservation.

Your wartime duty! Don't waste water Do not use hose for washing your automobile. Do use water from a pail /

Earl Kerkam, 1941

Recruitment poster with silhouetted soldiers beside a cannon and a biplane, quoting Lord Kitchener: Enlist to-day.

"Be honest with yourself. Be certain that your so-called reason is not a selfish excuse." Lord Kitchener. Enlist to-day

Unknown artist, 1915

Stylized 1936 WPA poster of a red-haired woman looking down, with text urging mothers to nurse the baby and consult a doctor.

Nurse the baby Your protection against trouble : Inform yourself through the Health Bureau publications and consult y…

Erik Hans Krause, 1936

Art deco poster of two children reaching up beside a large grand piano, announcing a children's amateur contest in 1936.

Amateur contest for children Final eliminations, Sept. 24, 1936

Estelle Levine, 1936

Poster of Noah's ark with animals in rain and waves, advertising the W.P.A. Federal Theatre production Noah at the Lafayette

W.P.A. Federal Theatre Negro Unit in "Noah" a human comedy

Aida McKenzie, 1936

Syphilis False shame and fear may destroy your future : Have your blood tested

Erik Hans Krause, 1936

Poster of a stylized painter raising a brush at an easel, with the text Exhibition Oil Paintings from the Easel Division.

Exhibition Oil paintings from the easel division : N.Y.C. WPA Art Project, Work Projects Administration

Jerome Henry Rothstein, 1936

Poster advertising sculpture classes for children, showing a brown horse figure, a vessel, and modeling tools on a yellow bas

Sculpture classes for children now in session Under direction of Art Teaching Division, Federal Art Project, Works Pr…

Aida McKenzie, 1936

WPA poster of a woman with auburn hair holding a flower, with text urging tuberculosis prevention through doctor consultation

Protect her from tuberculosis Consultation of your doctor or clinic means prevention

Erik Hans Krause, 1936

Poster in red, ochre and blue-grey showing a classical column, red drapery and a plant sprig, announcing a Federal Art Projec

Exhibition Interior design by the interior design staff, Federal Art Project, Works Progress Administration

Jerome Henry Rothstein, 1936

WPA poster with a chef's hat, steaming pot, flag and two dancing women holding bowls, advertising Sing for Your Supper.

W.P.A. Federal Theatre presents "Sing for your supper" a topical musical revue

Aida McKenzie, 1936

Poster of a girl feeding a leaf to a brown fawn, with slogan about infant care advice at the health bureau.

No creature in this world so ignorantly nurtured as the average baby Advice at your health bureau

Erik Hans Krause, 1936

Blue WPA poster with red and cream typography announcing Federal Arts Projects welcome to the National Education Association,

The Federal Arts Projects for New York City welcome the National Education Association of the United States Presentin…

Jerome Henry Rothstein, 1938

Black poster with red line-drawn city apartment blocks and birds, and large cream title 'One-Third of a Nation' for the Feder

Federal Theatre presents "... one-third of a nation" A living newspaper about housing /

Irving Spellens and Arthur Arent, 1936

Blue poster with a hand aiming a fire hose at flames and a broken window, with text urging men to join the fire auxiliary.

Home safety is home defense Men: to learn proper fire control join the fire department auxiliary corps at the nearest…

Jack Tworkov, 1941

Art deco WPA poster of a tall silhouetted photographer with a camera before a city skyline, announcing a 1938 photo exhibitio

East side, West side exhibition of photographs

Anthony Velonis, 1938

Yellow poster of two stylized folk dancers in red, white and blue costumes with a blue ribbon, advertising a 1936 Central Par

Harvest festival on the mall, Central Park

Martin Weitzman, 1936

Art Deco style 1936 poster with three stylized closed-eye faces and curved red and gray bands promoting A Christmas Carol.

The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents the Federal Theatre for youth in "A Christmas Carol"

Charles Dickens, 1936

Geometric poster with a compass, triangle and circle advertising free summer art classes for high school students in 1936.

Free summer art classes for high school students

Anthony Velonis, 1936

Poster of a silhouetted man reaching toward a cellar fire with barrels and smoke, warning that cellar ceilings must be fire-r

Cellar ceilings must be fire-retarded Keep cellars clean /

Martin Weitzman, 1936

Red and black poster for Victor Herbert's Fortune Teller opera, with stylized playing card king and queen and heart symbols.

Victor Herbert's comic opera "Fortune teller" with famous "gypsy love song"

Victor Herbert, 1936

1938 WPA poster listing surgery, x-rays and radium as safe cancer treatments, with three circular illustrations and red arrow

The only safe weapons against cancer are surgery, x-rays [and] radium Do not trust your life to other methods

Anthony Velonis, 1938

Stylized WPA travel poster of snowy mountains and a horseback rider above pine forest, with text reading See America, Welcome

See America. Welcome to Montana

Martin Weitzman, 1936

Blue and gold WPA theatre poster for Mikado with two stylized masks and event dates.

Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] "Mikado" [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta

Arthur Sullivan, 1936

Green and orange WPA poster showing a stylized woman in a gown advertising Verdi's Il trovatore, free admission, 1936.

WPA in Ohio Federal Music Project presents Verdi's grand opera "Il trovatore" Cast of 75 : Rudolph Schueller director

Giuseppe Verdi, 1936

Cream and black WPA theatre poster announcing Chalk Dust, a play in 16 scenes, at the Cincinnati Federal Theatre in 1936.

"Chalk dust" a play in 16 scenes, cast of 40

Blanche L Anish, 1936

Green poster announcing Federal Adult Classes, with blue lettering, a Free emblem, and school address details.

Announcing federal adult classes Learn more - live more

Sam Braun, 1937

Poster with a large green tree on a mound and the words PROTECT YOUR PARKS in black capital letters below.

Protect your parks

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1938

Yellow WPA poster with a green book, black world map in an orange circle, and an orange ribbon reading LANGUAGES.

Languages

Blanche L Anish, 1938

Black and orange 1937 poster with a stylized globe reading 'The world wants new knowledge, new skills' promoting free federal

The world wants new knowledge - new skills Enroll - Federal adult schools : Many courses - many places - informal tea…

Sam Braun, 1937

Art Deco WPA poster advertising an exhibition with a bearded worker, a hammer-wielding figure, and a lightning bolt.

Exhibition Metropolitan housing project sketches, sculpture, ceramics, murals

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1939

Poster with six vignettes of workers including carpenter, machine shop worker, molder, painter, paint sprayer, and sheet meta

Occupations related to industrial arts

Blanche L Anish, 1936

WPA poster for a Young People's Concert by the Cincinnati Federal Symphonic Orchestra, showing a flute player and instruments

Cincinnati Federal Symphonic Orchestra, Works Progress Administration presents young people's concert under the spons…

Joseph Byron Egan, 1939

WPA poster showing a framed landscape with a tree, blue lake, and birds, announcing easel painting exhibits at Euclid Ave.

Federal Art Project, 4300 Euclid Ave., exhibits easel paintings

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1938

Poster for Carmen with a stylized male dancer in a red jacket and cape against a yellow crescent moon.

"Carmen" Presented by Cuyahoga County Opera Association and the Federal Music Project : Ballet directed by Madame Bianca

John LaQuatra and Prosper Mérimée, 1939

Blue and red poster showing a pirate ship with sails reading Pirates of Penzance, advertising a Cincinnati Federal Theatre pr

Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] "Pirates of Penzance" [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta

Arthur Sullivan, 1937

1938 WPA poster for William Sommer paintings at Cleveland Art Center, showing a stylized horse before a red barn and sun.

Paintings by William Sommer

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1938

Poster titled Occupations related to household arts showing eight line-drawn women labeled cook, nursemaid, teacher, and more

Occupations related to household arts

Peter Radin, 1938

Yellow and brown poster reading Learn More Live More, with a circular Free emblem advertising federal adult classes.

Learn more live more Free Federal adult classes in many subjects : 225 teachers - 170 centers

Fred Rentschler, 1937

Poster of an oak branch with yellow leaves and acorns above the caption "Only God Can Make a Tree."

"Only God can make a tree"

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1938

Poster listing language-related occupations in orange capitals on blue, with the script word Language on an orange band.

Occupations related to language

Peter Radin, 1937

Poster with a globe, drafting compass and scroll above the slogan 'This is an adult world, its problems are up to you!'

This is an adult world, its problems are up to you! Free : Enroll - Federal adult schools : Many courses - many place…

Fred Rentschler, 1938

Poster of a boy in overalls sitting under a tree with a butterfly net, with the words Please Keep the Park Clean.

Please keep the park clean

Stanley Thomas Clough, 1938

Poster of a smiling waving man beside an aerial view of brick low-rent housing blocks among trees, with bold lettering.

Low rent - Woodhill Homes, 2567 Woodhill Road

Earl Schuler, 1936

Poster with a torch and open book inside an oval, slogan 'We are all ignorant on some subjects - what is yours?' and adult sc

We are all ignorant on some subjects - what is yours? Free : Enroll - Federal adult schools : Many courses - many pla…

Fred Rentschler, 1938

Poster with a black tire and cog wheel on red and blue, reading 'Ride together, work together, save rubber for victory'.

Ride together - work together - save rubber for victory

Harry Russell Ballinger, 1941

Red and black 1936 theatre poster showing a tilted house, a woman and child, and the title One Third of a Nation.

The Federal Theatre's "One third of a nation"

Leon Carlin and Arthur Arent, 1936