Gala puppet circus Clowns cowboys acrobats animals and novelty acts. – Historic Print
(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 Gala puppet circus Clowns cowboys acrobats animals and novelty acts. 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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Gala puppet circus Clowns cowboys acrobats animals and novelty acts.
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Rather than a three-ring tent, this poster advertises a gala puppet circus, with a lineup of clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts. It dates to 1936 and was sponsored by the Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that employed out-of-work actors, puppeteers, and stage crews during the Depression. Its bold flat colors come from silkscreen printing, a method the Works Progress Administration's poster units used widely, and today these posters document both the theater of the period and the graphic style of its advertising.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Puppet shows--California--1930-1950. Puppets--1930-1950. Clowns--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,778 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 370_Gala_puppet_circus_Clow_1936 |
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