Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi – 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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This vintage poster of Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Cuyahoga County Opera Association and Federal Music Project present Giroflé Gi
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A Cleveland-area production of Charles Lecocq's comic operetta *Giroflé-Girofla* is the subject here, announced by the Cuyahoga County Opera Association with the Federal Music Project. Lecocq, a French composer, wrote the work in the 1870s, and its farcical plot of mistaken identities and twin sisters made it a popular choice for touring and amateur companies. The Federal Music Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, employed musicians during the Depression and staged low-cost performances for local audiences. The poster itself is a silkscreen, a technique the WPA's poster program relied on for bold, flat color.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 20 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Lecocq Charles 1832-1918. Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--Ohio--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,668 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 381_Cuyahoga_County_Opera_A_1938 |
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