More Courtesy — WPA Federal Art Project

An angry man leans across a desk while a smaller employee recoils from the confrontation in this sharply simplified Federal Art Project poster. Against a vivid yellow ground, orange-red figures and economical black lines turn an uncomfortable workplace exchange into an instantly readable appeal for “More Courtesy.”

Produced in New York between 1936 and 1941, the poster promoted better interpersonal communication in the workplace. Its limited palette, exaggerated gestures, cartoon-like drawing, and direct message are particularly effective in the original color silkscreen medium. The design belongs to the Work Projects Administration Poster Collection preserved by the Library of Congress.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Not identified
• Title: More Courtesy
• Original title: More courtesy
• Series: Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
• Date: Between 1936 and 1941
• Period: WPA era
• Place of Origin: New York, United States
• Medium: Color silkscreen print on board

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