Victor Herberts comic opera Fortune teller with famous gypsy love song – 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: Victor Herberts comic opera Fortune teller with famous gypsy love song, preserved in this vintage poster. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Victor Herberts comic opera Fortune teller with famous gypsy love song
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Victor Herbert's comic opera *The Fortune Teller* is the subject of this 1936 silkscreen poster, which promotes a production tied to Cincinnati, Ohio. The poster advertises the show's best-known number, the "Gypsy Love Song," and its bright color and bold lettering were typical of the Federal theater Project's publicity during the Depression. The Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, staged inexpensive productions across the country to employ theater workers, and its posters were often made by artists in the federal art programs using silkscreen. Herbert had written the opera in 1898, and by the 1930s his operettas were a familiar part of American stage life.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Herbert Victor 1859-1924. Fortune teller. Gypsy love songFederal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--Ohio--Cincinnati--1930-1950. Comedies--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,760 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 406_Victor_Herberts_comic_o_1936 |
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