Photographs: Sioux City Camera Club Exhibition

A stylized photographer and camera form the center of this striking 1939 exhibition poster for the Sioux City Camera Club. Geometric black, gray, cream, and yellow forms divide the figure into sharply controlled shapes, while the circular camera lens provides a strong visual focus.

Created for the club’s second annual exhibition at the Community Federal Art Center in Sioux City, Iowa, the poster combines photography, typography, and geometric abstraction with the direct graphic language associated with WPA design. Large outlined lettering, asymmetrical text placement, and a restrained palette give the composition a distinctly modern character.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Unidentified
• Title: Photographs, Second Annual Exhibition, Sioux City Camera Club
• Original title: Photographs, second annual exhibition, Sioux City Camera Club
• Series: Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
• Date: 1939
• Period: WPA era, 1930s
• Place of Origin: Iowa, United States
• Medium: Color silkscreen print on board

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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