Death of a salesman / Joseph Hirsch. – Antique Print
![Death of a salesman / Joseph Hirsch., [between 1949 and 1960(?)] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/31/3126876c5bc6-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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This rare vintage poster captures Death of a salesman / Joseph Hirsch. 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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Death of a salesman / Joseph Hirsch.
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The poster announces a production of *Death of a Salesman* staged in Cape May, the Victorian seaside resort at the southern tip of New Jersey, where summer theater drew vacationers in the decades after World War II. Arthur Miller's drama had opened on Broadway in 1949 and won that year's Pulitzer Prize, so a regional staging of it would have been a notable event for the town's audiences. The poster was designed by the painter Joseph Hirsch, whose figurative style suited a play about an aging traveling salesman and his fading dreams. The print's date is uncertain, but the range 1949 to 1960 places it at the height of the play's popularity.
| Created / published | [between 1949 and 1960(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : color. |
| Genre | Theatrical posters American 1940-1960.Prints Color 1940-1960. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New Jersey--Cape May--1940-1960. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,792 × 4,745 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220240 |
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