American Negro Exposition Poster
Date1940
Illustrated by
Robert S. Pious
(American illustrator and portrait artist, 1908–1983)
MediumScreen print
Dimensionscomposition: 20 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (52.7 × 31.8 cm)
sheet: 21 5/16 × 13 1/2 in. (54.1 × 34.3 cm)
frame: 34 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 1 in. (87.6 × 62.2 × 2.5 cm)
sheet: 21 5/16 × 13 1/2 in. (54.1 × 34.3 cm)
frame: 34 1/2 × 24 1/2 × 1 in. (87.6 × 62.2 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the gift of Norman P. Rood, 2019
Object number2019-3
On View
On viewCollections
ClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis poster won first prize in a poster design competition for the American Negro Exposition, a celebration of African American culture which marked 75 years since the abolition of slavery.
