John is not really dull, WPA poster, ca. 1937
Works Progress Administration poster sponsored by the Town of Hempstead (W.H. Runcie, M.D., health officer) recommending eye examinations for children having difficulty learning, showing a woman holding an eye chart(?) in front of a boy reading a book. The eye chart in the back reads "John is not really dull, he may only need his eyes examined." Silkscreen poster on board for the WPA Federal Art Project, New York City, 1936 or 1937.
- Date
- 1936–1937
- Photographer / author
- Works Progress Administration
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- poster
- Original size
- 2,339 × 3,754 pixels
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Reason: a US government work (Works Progress Administration).
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