Federal Theatre Project presents The drunkard or the fallen saved Originally produced – Historic Poster Reproduction
(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 Federal Theatre Project presents The drunkard or the fallen saved Originally produced in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Federal Theatre Project presents The drunkard or the fallen saved Originally produced
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A temperance melodrama from the 1840s, *The Drunkard, or The Fallen Saved* stayed in repertory for generations, long after its original audiences had gone. This 1938 screen print advertises the Federal theater Project's staging of the play, one of many productions the New Deal arts program mounted during the Depression to keep theater workers employed and bring live performance to ordinary audiences. The catalog subjects point to alcoholic beverages and bottles, which suggests the poster leans on the drink imagery at the heart of the play's warning against intemperance.
| Created / published | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : screen print color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Alcoholic beverages--1930-1940. Bottles--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 3,250 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 58_Federal_Theatre_Project_1938 |
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