The posters of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) inspired Americans in the 1930s and '40s—and 81 years later, their charm appeals to a new generation of Americans, particularly on Pinterest.

At the Houston ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, a woman came in with a remarkable collection of six colorful silkscreen posters from Illinois that were created during the late 1930s and early 1940s. One, from ...

Poster showing a woman and two children in the rain: A lifelong job--the constant protection of their health--The Cook County Public Health Unit / E.S. Reid. Created between 1936 and 1941.

With posters, hundreds of which have now been reprinted, in full color, in “Posters for the People: Art of the WPA” by Ennis Carter (Quirk Books: 216 pp., $50). Advertisement ...

The WPA — created as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "New Deal" plan — employed some 500 artists believed to have created 35,000 designs for some two million posters that were ...

Talk Highlights: Meet Ranger Doug, a former Grand Teton National Park ranger who stumbled on a forgotten WPA-era poster and launched a 40-year mission to rediscover the National Park's lost art legacy ...

The idea of creating art while propagating a cause was the inspiration behind Joe Wirtheim's Work Progress Administration (WPA)-style design project. The WPA posters of the '30s and '40s were ...

Blue Lightning TV Photoshop. Photoshop Tutorial: How to Make a Powerful, 1930s, WPA-style Poster. Posted: June 11, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025 ...

From 1936-43, the federal government commissioned the Work Projects Administration to create a series of beautiful posters advertising local events, theater productions and more. The WPA was one ...

In the spirit of the Works Progress Administration of the 1930s and '40s, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is hosting a poster competition with a $1,000 grand prize for the winning entry. The ...