First houses Narrative Charles Yale Harrison (S) Directed by Eugene Roder. – Antique Poster Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare vintage poster captures First houses Narrative Charles Yale Harrison (S) Directed by Eugene Roder. in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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First houses Narrative Charles Yale Harrison (S) Directed by Eugene Roder.
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This silkscreen advertises *First Houses*, a narrative film written by Charles Yale Harrison and directed by Eugene Roder. The film was tied to the New York City Housing Authority's public relations, and its title refers to the early public housing project on the Lower East Side, among the first of its kind in the United States. Federal Art Project sponsorship placed the poster within the New Deal's wider effort to use art and popular media to promote public works. The September 1936 date stamped on the back helps place it in the year the film was circulating.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sep 12 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 227 · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Harrison Charles Yale 1898-1954. Roder Eugene. New York City Housing Authority--Public relations--1930-1940. Housing--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Motion pictures--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,209 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 637_First_houses_Narrative_1936 |
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