Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon presents Hell-bent fer heaven! – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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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Step back in time with Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon presents Hell-bent fer heaven!, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Federal Theatre La Cadena and Mt. Vernon presents Hell-bent fer heaven!
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The title on this 1936 silkscreen poster advertises *Hell-bent fer heaven!*, the 1924 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama by Hatcher Hughes, staged under the Federal theater Project. Hughes's play follows a mountain family caught in a long feud and a harsh religious zeal, a rural tragedy that gave the project a sturdy American work to offer audiences. The production was one of many the Works Progress Administration's theater arm mounted in California during the Depression, when federal support kept live drama running for working audiences. The poster's bold color and flat shapes reflect the silkscreen method that WPA poster units used to publicize such shows.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Hughes Hatcher 1881-1945. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,819 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 869_Federal_Theatre_La_Cade_1936 |
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