The warriors husband Julian Thompsons satirical smash hit Positively last week! – 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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Step back in time with The warriors husband Julian Thompsons satirical smash hit Positively last week!, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The warriors husband Julian Thompsons satirical smash hit Positively last week!
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This 1936 silkscreen poster advertises *The Warrior's Husband*, a satirical comedy by Julian F. Thompson, and its tagline, "Positively last week!", promotes it as a hit. The Federal theater Project, a New Deal program that put unemployed actors, directors, and designers back to work during the Depression, sponsored the production. Its publicity artists turned to silkscreen because it was cheap to print in quantity and could carry bold, flat color across city streets and community venues. Posters like this one show how the Project marketed its stage work to audiences who might never have bought a theater ticket.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Thompson Julian F. 1888-1939. Warriors husband.Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. Satires--1930-1950. |
| 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 | 893_The_warriors_husband_Ju_1936 |
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