On stage Americas greatest colored musical revue Dixie to Broadway – 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 rare vintage poster captures On stage Americas greatest colored musical revue Dixie to Broadway 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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On stage Americas greatest colored musical revue Dixie to Broadway
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The poster promises a journey "from Dixie to Broadway," a phrase that frames the show as a move from Southern roots to the New York stage. It was produced under the Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration that gave work to unemployed actors, directors, and stagehands during the Depression, and it was printed as a color silkscreen. The record links the production to Decatur, Illinois, and its subject terms point to African American performers and chorus dancers of the 1930s. Its promotional tone reflects how WPA artists borrowed commercial advertising methods to sell live performance.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1930-1940. Musical revues & comedies--Illinois--Decatur--1930-1940. Chorus girls--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,929 × 4,096 px · prints to 10 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 44_On_stage_Americas_great_1937 |
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