In 1938, the regional director of the Federal Art Project asked the group of artists and printers in the New York City Poster Division to design a calendar as a showpiece to give to members of Congress, but the idea backfired.
Lange’s photographs of the “evacuation” and “relocation” of Japanese-American citizens were impounded during World War II. Read more about the history behind her photographs and these prints on the Anchor Editions Blog.
Proceeds from sales of these prints will be donated to the ACLU and the NILC.
Beautiful examples of lettering from the title pages of fire insurance maps made over 100 years ago.
