Prologue to glory by E.P. Conkle / herzog. – 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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This vintage poster of Prologue to glory by E.P. Conkle / herzog. brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Prologue to glory by E.P. Conkle / herzog.
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Unlike the many posters that show Abraham Lincoln as a president, this one points to his early life, as the title *Prologue to Glory* suggests. Playwright E.P. Conkle wrote the drama, and the Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that employed theater workers during the Depression, staged it in New York in 1936. The silkscreen print uses flat areas of bold color to catch the eye of passersby, a common approach in the project's publicity. A January 5, 1939 date stamp on the back records when the sheet was processed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 110 · Conkle E. P. (Ellsworth Prouty) Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Lincoln Abraham 1809-1865--Portrayals. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 1,138 × 1,438 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 713_Prologue_to_glory_by_EP_1936 |
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