Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr. – Antique Poster 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr.
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Herbert Ashton Jr.'s 1938 poster advertises a production titled *Brothers*, sponsored by the Federal theater Project, the arm of the Works Progress Administration that employed theater workers during the Depression. The record places the production in California, where the project's units staged plays in the late 1930s. The poster is a silkscreen print, a method the WPA used because it was inexpensive and could produce bold, flat areas of color for public walls. Its design reflects the project's aim of reaching audiences who could not otherwise afford live theater.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Ashton Herbert Jr. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,816 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 794_Brothers_by_Herbert_Ash_1938 |
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