The chocolate soldier – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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 The chocolate soldier. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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A 1936 silkscreen poster announces a San Diego staging of *The Chocolate Soldier*, the operetta by Viennese composer Oscar Straus, whose German title, *Der tapfere Soldat*, appears in the record. The piece premiered in Vienna in 1908 and was adapted from George Bernard Shaw's comedy *Arms and the Man*. The poster was produced under the Works Progress Administration's Federal Music Project together with the San Diego Symphony Association, part of the federal effort to keep musicians working and bring live performance to local audiences during the Depression.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Sponsored by Works Progress Administration Federal Music Project and San Diego Symphony Association. · Straus Oscar 1870-1954. Tapfere Soldat.Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--California--San Diego--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,745 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 771_The_chocolate_soldier_1936 |
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