Federal W.P.A. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comed – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Federal W.P.A. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comed. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Federal W.P.A. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comed
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A Yiddish-language comedy sets this 1936 poster apart from other Federal theater announcements. It advertises *The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper*, a comedy by the Yiddish writer David Pinski (1872-1959), staged by the Federal theater Project's Yiddish Unit in Chicago. The Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed theater workers during the Depression, and its Yiddish companies performed for immigrant audiences in their own language. The silkscreen color process used here was a favored method of the Federal Art Project's poster shops.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Pinski David 1872-1959. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor.Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1950. Comedies--1930-1950. Yiddish theater--Illinois--Chicago--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,670 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 399_Federal_WPA_Theatre_Yid_1936 |
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