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Her Majesty

untold

Exploring the Lives of the
Women Poster Designers
of the WPA

what happens when no one remembers their stories...

For my MFA thesis, I researched women poster designers of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Many of their stories are untold. The initial research focused on three specific individuals, Vera Bock, Katherine Milhous, and Dorothy Waugh.

about me

ariel jarman

I am a graduate of the University of Baltimore, earning my MFA in Integrated Design. This website is a platform to showcase my ongoing research into the untold women poster designers of the Works Progress Administration(WPA).  

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the research

exhibition

The exhibition, mounted during the summer of 2023, highlighted three women poster designers of the WPA: Vera Bock, Katherine Milhous, and Dorothy Waugh. The exhibition showcased images, books, posters, illustrations, and additional design work. The objects displayed were representative of the design work these three women created throughout their lives, not simply during the WPA years.  

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