NJ Gallery Celebrates WPA-Era Art and its Modern Appeal Slideshow

An old-school message from the US Department of Agriculture: "Grow It Yourself, Plan a Farm Garden Now."

This Newark, NJ Dept. of Health poster warns against the perils of kissing.

A War Services of LA poster by Al Doria is also part of the exhibition.

A print Jerry Roth created for the United States Travel Bureau promoting the state of Montana.

A newly discovered poster designed by Vincent Murphy, who worked in the WPA Newark poster division after World War I.

Murphy at work in the WPA studio.

Another piece by Murphy: this poster for a federal music project called 'Festival of Music Under the Stars.'

Murphy even designed a New Jersey state seal.

This yellow-and-orange poster suggests that people be a little more courteous.

'Sew for Victory,' an NYC WPA War Services poster, is also part of the exhibition.

This WPA Recreation Project poster is also in the show.

This poster urges NYC homeowners to make sure fire retardant is on their cellar ceilings.

This message behind this poster in the show still rings true today.

This "Work with Care" poster was made as part of a Pennsylvania federal art project.

A poster for the Federal Dance Theatre production 'Salut Au Monde.' The performance's name comes from a Walt Whitman poem.

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