Noah inspiring negro spiritual fantasy – 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 Noah inspiring negro spiritual fantasy in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Noah inspiring negro spiritual fantasy
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Few Federal theater Project productions were built around a Bible story, and this poster promotes one that drew on Noah's ark and African American spirituals. Its silkscreen color and bold, flat shapes reflect the method the WPA's poster units used to advertise theater, concerts, and classes during the Depression. The Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, put unemployed actors, writers, and designers to work, and it staged productions across the country, including in California. Posters like this one were often the only printed advertising a production could afford.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. Noahs ark--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,190 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 874_Noah_inspiring_negro_sp_1936 |
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