University of California at Los Angeles presents festival of American dance featuring – 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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A window into the past: University of California at Los Angeles presents festival of American dance featuring, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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University of California at Los Angeles presents festival of American dance featuring
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The poster announces a festival of American dance at the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1937, and its record lists Myra Kinch and Manuel Galea among the names connected to the event. It was printed as a silkscreen under the Work Projects Administration, with the Federal theater Project as sponsor. That federal backing reflects the Depression-era effort to keep performing artists employed and bring live theater and dance to audiences beyond the big cities. Its flat, bold color shapes show how WPA poster artists adapted commercial design to promote cultural programs.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Kinch Myra. Galea Manuel. University of California Los Angeles--1930-1940. Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. Dance--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,768 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 492_University_of_Californi_1937 |
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