WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse Tulane and Miro world premiere of African vineyard by G – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse Tulane and Miro world premiere of African vineyard by G. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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WPA Federal Theatre Playhouse Tulane and Miro world premiere of African vineyard by G
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A theatrical poster for a Federal theater Project production of *African Vineyard* sets this piece apart from ordinary commercial printing of its era. The Federal theater Project was one of the arts programs of the Works Progress Administration, created in 1935 to put out-of-work actors, writers, designers and stagehands back to work during the Great Depression. Its posters were often produced by the program's own art and print units, which gave many of them a bold, graphic style meant to catch the eye of people walking city streets. Look closely at the flat color and large lettering, which show how designers made a stage production readable from across the street.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Unger Gladys d. 1940. Armitage Walter. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | African Americans--Performances & portrayals--1930-1950. Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,693 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 46_WPA_Federal_Theatre_Pla_1936 |
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