The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents The Federal Theatre for Youth in T – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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The Works Progress Administration in Ohio presents The Federal Theatre for Youth in T
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The poster's subject headings point to a production built around an emperor, which suggests a fairy-tale play staged for young audiences in Columbus, Ohio. It was part of the Federal theater Project, the New Deal arts program run under the Works Progress Administration from 1935 to 1939, which put unemployed actors, directors, and designers to work across the country. Its children's theater units were among its most popular efforts, bringing low-cost live performances to schools and community venues. The record credits Charlotte Chorpenning, a playwright closely associated with children's theater, as sponsor. The date stamped on the back, September 7, 1937, places the poster in the program's peak years, when its silkscreen posters were produced in large numbers.
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
|---|---|
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Sept 7 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 102 · Chorpenning Charlotte B. (Charlotte Barrows) Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Ohio--Columbus--1930-1940. Emperors--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 985 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 542_The_Works_Progress_Admi_ |
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