Federal Theatre presents Bernard Shaws On the rocks / BL. – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Federal Theatre presents Bernard Shaws On the rocks / BL.. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Federal Theatre presents Bernard Shaws On the rocks / BL.
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This silkscreen poster advertises *On the Rocks*, a 1933 comedy by George Bernard Shaw, staged in New York by the Federal theater Project in 1936. The Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, which put unemployed theater workers back on stage during the Depression and kept its productions accessible at low prices. Its posters were made by artists working through the WPA, and this one is distinctive for its bold flat color and lettering, typical of the screen-printing method used across the program. The later date stamped on the back shows the sheet was still being handled and filed years after it was first printed.
| 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. 117 · Shaw Bernard 1856-1950. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 993 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 566_Federal_Theatre_present_1936 |
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