Federal Theatre presents ... one-third of a nation A living newspaper about housing – Vintage Poster
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Step back in time with Federal Theatre presents ... one-third of a nation A living newspaper about housing, 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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Federal Theatre presents ... one-third of a nation A living newspaper about housing
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The title "One-Third of a Nation" refers to Franklin D. Roosevelt's 1937 second inaugural remark that a third of the nation was "ill-housed," and this silkscreen poster advertises the Federal theater Project's living newspaper on that subject. Living newspapers were the project's signature form: fast-moving, documentary-style stage productions that dramatized current events, with Arthur Arent as the writer. The poster's rows of identical row houses make the subject visible at a glance. It is a useful example of how the WPA turned civic debate about housing into public theater and graphic art.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 92 · Arent Arthur. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Row houses--1930-1940. Housing--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,145 × 1,455 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 677_Federal_Theatre_present_1936 |
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