Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck – 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 Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck, a vintage poster rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Hansel and Gretel by Humperdinck
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A silkscreen poster from 1936 advertises a production of Engelbert Humperdinck's opera "Hänsel und Gretel," staged under the sponsorship of the Federal theater Project. The Federal theater Project was one of the arms of the Works Progress Administration, and it put professional theater and opera before public audiences in communities that rarely saw live productions. Its posters were designed by artists working in the WPA's graphic program, often using bold flat color and simple shapes that could be printed cheaply in quantity. The subject tag places this performance in California during the 1930s, a reminder of how widely the federal arts projects reached beyond New York.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Humperdinck Engelbert 1854-1921. Hänsel und Gretel.Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--California--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,726 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 758_Hansel_and_Gretel_by_Hu_1936 |
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