First anniversary Federal Theatre production and world premiere of Rachels man A dram – 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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First anniversary Federal Theatre production and world premiere of Rachels man A dram comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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First anniversary Federal Theatre production and world premiere of Rachels man A dram
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The headline sets this poster apart: it puts Rachel Jackson, the wife of Andrew Jackson, at the center of a drama about their marriage. The play was a world premiere marking the first anniversary of the Federal theater Project in 1937, and this California production was part of the federal program that employed theater workers during the Depression. Rachel Jackson died in 1828, just before her husband took office as president, so the play looks back at a relationship that shaped his public life. The poster is a silkscreen print, a method the WPA's poster shops used to produce bold, flat color at low cost.
| Created / published | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Foote Bradley. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Jackson Andrew 1767-1845--Portrayals. Jackson Rachel 1767-1828. Theatrical productions--California--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,754 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 703_First_anniversary_Feder_1937 |
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