WPA Federal Theatre presents The emperors new clothes by Charlotte Chorpenning – 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 WPA Federal Theatre presents The emperors new clothes by Charlotte Chorpenning in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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WPA Federal Theatre presents The emperors new clothes by Charlotte Chorpenning
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Charlotte Chorpenning's stage version of Hans Christian Andersen's tale of a vain emperor and two swindlers was staged for young audiences by the Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that put unemployed actors, writers, and designers to work during the Depression. Chorpenning, a playwright known for children's theater, wrote plays that were lively and easy for children to follow. The silkscreen poster was made by the Works Progress Administration's poster division, which used the cheap, bold color of screen printing to advertise shows across the country. Its 1936 date places it in the Federal theater's busiest years for children's productions.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sep 12 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 103 · Chorpenning Charlotte B. (Charlotte Barrows) Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Emperors--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,723 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 543_WPA_Federal_Theatre_pre_1936 |
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