The tailor becomes a storekeeper A grotesque comedy by David Pinski (S) Dalys Theatre. – 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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The tailor becomes a storekeeper A grotesque comedy by David Pinski (S) Dalys Theatre. comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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The tailor becomes a storekeeper A grotesque comedy by David Pinski (S) Dalys Theatre.
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Few posters in the WPA collection advertise a play by David Pinski, a playwright born in the Russian Empire who wrote in Yiddish and German. This silkscreen promotes *The Tailor Becomes a Storekeeper* at Daly's theater in New York in 1936, a grotesque comedy staged under the Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that employed actors, designers and printers during the Depression. The bold color and simple lettering reflect the screen-printing methods the project's art workshops used to publicize shows cheaply. A date stamp on the back, April 9, 1938, marks a later handling of the sheet, not the year of the production.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Apr 9 1938. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 98 · Pinski David 1872-1959. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,715 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 392_The_tailor_becomes_a_st_1936 |
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