Sale 1218
Estimate$400 – $600
THE FIRST
Book of 12 WPA block-printed textiles. The book is titled:
Applied Design
Blockprinted Textiles
Volume III
Motifs
An Educational Service
Prepared by the
Milwaukee WPA
Handicraft Project
The book has a green fabric covered front and back and the internal "pages" are loose cards made of two layers that sandwich a swatch of printed textile. Each fabric swatch was given an accession number and on the back of each card is a stamp that reads:
WPA
Handicraft
Project
#7040
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Sponsored by
Milwaukee
County and
Milwaukee
State Teachers
College
14.25" x 18"
Condition:
The overall condition of the book and fabric pieces is good with no condition issues.
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Tanner Branson
Associate Vice President, Head of Department, Luxury Handbags & Couture