Peg omy heart Love laughter romance! – Antique Poster Print
(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.)
Description
This rare vintage poster captures Peg omy heart Love laughter romance! in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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This WPA poster advertises a San Bernardino production of J. Hartley Manners' *Peg o' My Heart*, a sentimental comedy about an Irish girl that was a major hit after its 1912 Broadway debut. The Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration, employed out-of-work actors, directors and stagehands to stage plays for local audiences during the Depression, bringing live theater to towns far from the big cities. The poster was printed in color by silkscreen, a method the WPA poster units favored because it was inexpensive and could be run in quantity, and its flat, bold shapes reflect the style of the era.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Manners J. Hartley. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--San Bernardino--1930-1950. Comedies--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,772 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 404_Peg_omy_heart_Love_laug_1936 |
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