Up Goes the Curtain on Summer
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes the joy of escaping a stifling home to enjoy the outdoors by creating one's own outdoor living space. Discusses the steps necessary to create an outdoor living room including choosing furnishings and harmonizing a color scheme. Provides useful insight into the materials able to withstand the elements and what paint should be used with each. For example, metal porch furniture should be coated with a special metal primer to prevent corrosion. The booklet also provides instructions for painting furniture. Includes small stylized illustrations throughout and decorated covers.
The National Paint, Oil and Varnish Association, Inc. was formed in 1933 and was the national professional association representing all branches of the paint, oil, and varnish industries.
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National Paint, Varnish. “Up Goes the Curtain on Summer.” Pamphlets Corresponding to Radio Shows Produced by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association. Washington (D.C.), 1940–1949. TP935 .K46. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/kjzon67.
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