Works Progress Administration Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music – 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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This vintage poster of Works Progress Administration Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music brings a moment of history to your wall. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Works Progress Administration Federal Music Project of New York City Theatre of Music
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The Federal Music Project's theater of Music poster from 1936 advertised performances of opera and operetta in New York City, one of the program's most visible efforts during the Depression. The Federal Music Project was part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed musicians, singers and stage workers when private concert and theater work had dried up. Silkscreen posters like this one were cheap to produce in quantity and were pasted on walls and storefronts across the city to draw audiences to free or low-cost shows. The design's bold color blocks and simple lettering reflect the broader WPA poster style of the 1930s.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 242 · Federal Music Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Concerts--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 985 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 439_Works_Progress_Administ_1936 |
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