Fatinitza – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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 Fatinitza in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Few posters from this period name a production as plainly as this one does: the lettering announces *Fatinitza*, the comic operetta by Franz von Suppé that premiered in Vienna in 1876 and reached American stages within a few years. The sheet was lithographed in black and white at H.A. Thomas's studio on Broadway in New York, with the design signed by Vic Arnold and the copyright registered to Thomas in 1879. Theater posters of the late 1870s were often built to be read quickly from the street, so the large display type and dense illustration were meant to sell a show to passersby. The poster also records how touring Viennese operetta was marketed to American audiences during its early popularity.
| Created / published | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph b&w ; 47 x 60 cm. |
| Notes | K14802 U.S. Copyright Office Created by H.A. Thomas Lith. Studio 865 Broadway N.Y. Signed: Vic Arnold. Copyright 1879 by H.A. Thomas. · Arnold Vic. Thomas Henry Atwell 1834-1904 copyright claimant. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Performing Arts Posters |
| Original scan | 2,530 × 2,087 px · prints to 8 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-THR-273640 |
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