The mad hopes by Romney Brent featuring for 1st time (S) a Surrealist setting! – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 vintage poster of The mad hopes by Romney Brent featuring for 1st time (S) a Surrealist setting! brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The mad hopes by Romney Brent featuring for 1st time (S) a Surrealist setting!
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Among the many Federal theater Project posters of the late 1930s, this 1938 silkscreen print stands out for promoting *The Mad Hopes*, a comedy that its billing says features a Surrealist setting for the first time. The poster names Romney Brent (1902-1976) as the work's author, and its subject listing places the production in Connecticut. The Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed theater workers during the Depression, and its poster division used stenciled silkscreen to produce bold, flat-colored advertising for its shows across the country.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Brent Romney 1902-1976. Federal Art Project sponsor.Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Connecticut--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,781 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 388_The_mad_hopes_by_Romney_1938 |
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