Mystery of broadwalk asylum by C.E. Reynolds – Antique Poster Print
(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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Step back in time with Mystery of broadwalk asylum by C.E. Reynolds, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Mystery of broadwalk asylum by C.E. Reynolds
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A melodrama called *Mystery of Broadwalk Asylum* is promoted here with the promise of "thrills and chills" and a June 29 opening, sold as a horror-tinged mystery. Designed by C.E. Reynolds in 1936, the silkscreen was sponsored by the Federal theater Project, the New Deal arm of the Works Progress Administration that employed theater workers during the Depression. Its California productions were part of a wider national effort to keep stage work going and bring low-cost plays to audiences. The bold flat colors and lettering typical of WPA silkscreens were a practical choice, since the posters were cheap to print in quantity.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1950. · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Opens June 29; mystery--thrills--chills. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,758 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 873_Mystery_of_broadwalk_as_1936 |
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