Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored a modern play by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3 – Vintage Poster Wall Art
![Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored a modern play by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3, 1936 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/71/716d47dc23fd-L.webp)
(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 rare vintage poster captures Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored a modern play by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3 in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Federal Mayan Theatre [presents] Censored a modern play by Conrad Seiler Hilarious 3
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The title itself is the joke: this 1936 Federal theater Project poster advertises a comedy called *Censored*, written by Conrad Seiler and staged at the Mayan theater in Los Angeles. The Federal theater Project was part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed out-of-work actors, directors and stagehands during the Depression and put their productions before low-cost audiences. The poster's subject headings point to the decade's arguments over what audiences should be allowed to see, and the flat, bold color of its silkscreen reflects the economical printing methods the WPA poster shops used to promote their shows.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Seiler Conrad 1897- Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. Censorship--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,759 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 311_Federal_Mayan_Theatre_p_1936 |
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