W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus by Christopher Marlowe – 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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Step back in time with W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, a vintage poster rich in period detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus by Christopher Marlowe
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Skeletons take center stage on this poster, which advertised the Federal theater Project's production of Christopher Marlowe's *Doctor Faustus* in New York. Launched in 1935 under the Works Progress Administration, the Federal theater Project employed out-of-work actors, designers and stagehands and staged plays for audiences across the country during the Depression. Designed by Theodore Ward, this silkscreen is a later reissue, dated 1990 in the library's record, that echoes the bold graphic style of the original WPA posters. Its macabre imagery suits Marlowe's story of a scholar who trades his soul for knowledge and power.
| Created / published | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 87 · Ward Theodore 1902-1983. |
| Subjects | Marlowe Christopher 1564-1593. Doctor Faustus. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Skeletons--1930-1950. |
| 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 | 577_WPA_Federal_Theatre_Pre_1990 |
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