Hoyts A Texas steer a rip roaring comedy of political life. – Vintage Poster
(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 Hoyts A Texas steer a rip roaring comedy of political life. in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The title on this 1936 silkscreen poster announces *A Texas Steer*, a stage comedy by Charles Hale Hoyt (1859-1900), a playwright known for lighthearted satire of American public life. The Federal theater Project, a Works Progress Administration program that put unemployed theater workers back on stage during the Depression, sponsored this production, and its posters were often made in silkscreen by artists in the WPA poster division. The poster's bold flat color and its advertising of a stage comedy in California reflect how the program used graphic design to fill houses and keep its companies working.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Hoyt Charles Hale 1859-1900. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Comedies--1930-1950. Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,732 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 401_Hoyts_A_Texas_steer_a_r_1936 |
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