Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children .... by Humperdinck (S) Limited r – 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 Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children .... by Humperdinck (S) Limited r brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Hansel and Gretel Adapted from the opera for children .... by Humperdinck (S) Limited r
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In 1936, a Los Angeles production of Engelbert Humperdinck's *Hansel and Gretel* was adapted for children and promoted under the Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration. Humperdinck's opera, first staged in 1893, sets the Brothers Grimm fairy tale to music, and the adaptation brought it to young audiences during the Depression, when the Federal theater Project put working theater artists back on stage. The poster itself was printed in silkscreen, a low-cost method the WPA poster divisions used to produce bold, flat areas of color in large runs.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Humperdinck Engelbert 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel.Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,789 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 764_Hansel_and_Gretel_Adapt_1936 |
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