The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA presents Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr. – Vintage Poster
(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 The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA presents Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr. brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA presents Brothers by Herbert Ashton Jr.
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The Federal theater Project of the Works Progress Administration presented *Brothers* by Herbert Ashton Jr., and this silkscreen poster, printed in 1936, announces it. The Federal theater Project put actors, designers and stagehands back to work during the Depression while bringing live drama to audiences well beyond the largest cities. The record links the production to Iowa and to family life, and the title itself points toward those domestic ties. A July 1937 date stamp on the reverse shows the sheet was already in circulation within about a year of its printing.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 8 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Ashton Herbert Jr. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Iowa--1930-1940. Families--Iowa--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,848 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 583_The_Federal_Theatre_Div_1936 |
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