WPA Federal Theatre presents The case of Philip Lawrence A new play based on Geo. McE – 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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WPA Federal Theatre presents The case of Philip Lawrence A new play based on Geo. McE
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Printed for a production of *The Case of Philip Lawrence*, this poster advertises a new play based on a work by George McEntee, staged by the Negro theater Project, a unit of the Federal theater Project under the Works Progress Administration. The production was presented in New York, and the poster's subject heading points to the project's efforts to portray African American life on the stage during the 1930s. Like other WPA posters, it was made with the silkscreen process, which allowed designers to produce bold, flat color inexpensively in large runs. The date stamp on the back, June 4, 1937, shows that the board was handled long after its 1936 printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 115 · McEntee George. Negro Theatre Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1930-1940. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,232 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 45_WPA_Federal_Theatre_pre_1936 |
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