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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History
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Graphic Design and Architecture, A 20th Century History

by Richard Poulin
November 2012
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
1 pages
10h 27m
English
Rockport Publishers
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Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935.
Between 1935 and 1943, the WPA provided
approximately 8 million jobs for Americans
throughout the country.
During Word War II, numerous large-scale
murals communicating a variety of propaganda
messages of patriotism and military service
were funded and produced by the WPA that
employed hundreds of graphic artists and
photographers and adorned the walls of major
public buildings throughout the United States.
On December 14, 1941, the “World’s
Greatest Photomural,” measuring 96 X 118 feet
(29.3 X 36 m), weighing more than 50 tons,
and covering the entire east wall of Grand
Central Terminal’ ...
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ISBN: 9781592537792