The Indian Court Series

Louis B. Siegriest (1899-1990)
Pueblo Turtle Dancers from an Indian
Painting, New Mexico Indian Court,
Federal Building, Golden Gate
International Exposition,
San Francisco, 1939
[California]: Federal Arts
Project, WPA, 1939
Silkscreen color poster
Prints and Photographs Division (158.6)

This silkscreen is part of a series of eight Works Projects Administration (WPA) posters designed by Louis Siegriest for the Golden Gate International Exposition held in San Francisco in 1939. Siegriest illustrated the posters with examples of Native American arts and crafts from diverse tribes. The exposition was located on Treasure Island, a manmade island in San Francisco Bay. The Prints and Photographs Division has a collection of more than 900 WPA posters produced between 1936 and 1943.