Federal Theatre [on] Treasure Island Swing mikado A cast of 100 (S) Sensational success – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![Federal Theatre [on] Treasure Island Swing mikado A cast of 100 (S) Sensational success, 1939 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/0b/0b8726de1368-L.webp)
(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 Federal Theatre [on] Treasure Island Swing mikado A cast of 100 (S) Sensational success, 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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Built on a man-made island in San Francisco Bay for the 1939-1940 Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island was the setting for this Federal theater Project poster advertising a "Swing Mikado" with a cast of 100. The production reworked Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta in a jazz-age style, a choice that reflected the Federal theater's interest in fresh, popular stagings. The Federal theater Project was one of the Works Progress Administration's arts programs, employing theater workers across the country during the Depression. Its posters, like this silkscreen, were designed to draw audiences to live performances at a time when many people could not otherwise afford them.
| Created / published | 1939 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Golden Gate International Exposition (1939-1940 : San Francisco Calif.)--Exhibitions & displays. Theatrical productions--California--San Francisco--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,805 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 629_Federal_Theatre_on_Trea_1939 |
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