Federal Theatre Marionettes present A Christmas carol – 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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Federal Theatre Marionettes present A Christmas carol comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Federal Theatre Marionettes present A Christmas carol
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A marionette production of Dickens's A Christmas Carol is the subject here, staged in Boston in 1936 by the Federal theater Project, a New Deal program under the Works Progress Administration (later renamed the Work Projects Administration). The Federal theater Project employed out-of-work actors, writers and stagehands, and its puppet units were known for staging classic stories with inexpensive, handcrafted figures. This silkscreen poster was produced by the Federal Art Project, the WPA division for visual artists, and it reflects the period's habit of using bold flat color and simple shapes to advertise live entertainment to wide audiences.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (Boston Mass.) sponsor.Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Dickens Charles 1812-1870. Christmas carol. Theatrical productions--Massachusetts--Boston--1930-1950. Puppets--Massachusetts--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,741 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 504_Federal_Theatre_Marione_1936 |
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