Battle hymn" a new play about John Brown of Harpers Ferry by Michael Blankfort and Michael Gold At the Experimental Theatre." – Antique Print
![Battle hymn" a new play about John Brown of Harpers Ferry by Michael Blankfort and Michael Gold At the Experimental Theatre.", [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2d/2d2abde94411-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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A silkscreen poster from the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project advertises *Battle Hymn*, a play by Michael Blankfort and Michael Gold about John Brown, staged at New York's Experimental theater. Brown's 1859 raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, in what is now West Virginia, made him one of the most divisive figures of the years before the Civil War, and dramatists of the 1930s often returned to such figures to examine militancy and conscience. The Federal Art Project's poster unit produced posters like this one to publicize the theater projects of the New Deal, and their bold flat colors and simplified lettering were meant to catch passersby on city streets.
| Created / published | [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1941] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Theatrical posters 1930-1950.Screen prints Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Brown, John,--1800-1859 Drama. Historical dramas--1930-1950. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,328 × 3,765 px · prints to 8 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-214782 |
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