Triple a plowed under"" – Antique Print
![Triple a plowed under"", [California : Federal Art Project, 1936] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2c/2c018722a658-L.webp)
(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 Triple a plowed under"", a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Triple a plowed under""
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Few WPA posters take on a federal farm policy as directly as this one, which advertises a Los Angeles staging of *Triple-A Plowed Under*, a Living Newspaper production from the Federal theater Project. The Agricultural Adjustment Act paid farmers to reduce planted acreage and destroy surplus crops, a practice that drew sharp criticism at a time when many families still lacked enough food. The play turned those headlines into dramatized scenes meant to explain the program to audiences. The poster was made in California in 1936 by the Federal Art Project, one of the WPA's arts units, which used flat silkscreen color to publicize stage productions across the country.
| Created / published | [California : Federal Art Project, 1936] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Theatrical posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. Plowing--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,373 × 3,732 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214529 |
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