WPA Art Collection -- Illinois State Museum

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Brookfield Zoo
Paul Kreger ( )
silkscreen, circa 1935-36
48 x 36 inches
Gift of Brookfield Zoo

Paul Kreger worked for the Illinois WPA graphics program in Chicago.

This piece is a silkscreened poster advertising the zoo. To make a silkscreen print, the artist paints with glue onto a piece of silk stretched on a frame. After the glue dries, the artist squeegees ink through the screen onto paper. This whole process is done for each color in the print.

Collection of the Illinois State Museum
ISM Accession #: n.a.

<i>Brookfield Zoo</i><br>Paul Kreger ( )

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