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Documenting and Celebrating the Posters of the WPA 
(U.S. Works Progress Administration 1936 -1943)
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Welcome to the most comprehensive record of posters created under the New Deal's Federal Art Project. More than doubling the number of posters thought to exist, this online resource brings many posters to light that have not been seen by the public in more than 80 years.
Current 
Count:
2266
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Did you know that the Phila Eagles are named after the New Deal Blue Eagle?  Read the story!

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New Arlington Gregg Posters Added to Archive!

11 new posters (7 of which are "New to the Public Record") by this fun and whimsical poster designer! Read the story here.

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One of the "new" finds from 2022
​by Arlington Gregg

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NEWS

9 NEW FINDS Added to the Archive in 2022!

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This year we found some real gems, including yet another Arlington Gregg poster we didn't know existed...along with more images by Dorothy Waugh and a never-before catalogued poster by Boris Artzybasheff!

Read more about the nine new images we uncovered here.

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