Last night of Don Juan – 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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Last night of Don Juan in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Last night of Don Juan
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This 1936 poster announces the final performance of a production titled *Last Night of Don Juan*, staged in Los Angeles under the Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that put unemployed actors, directors, and stagehands back to work during the Depression. The Federal theater Project ran theaters across the country, and its productions were promoted with posters made by the Works Progress Administration's graphic arts units. Silkscreen was a practical choice for these posters because it allowed artists to print bold, flat areas of color in quantity on a limited budget. The result is a useful record of how regional theater was advertised during the period.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,744 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 872_Last_night_of_Don_Juan_1936 |
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