Elmer Rices Judgment day – 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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Elmer Rices Judgment day. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The poster advertises a California staging of Elmer Rice's *Judgment Day*, a 1934 drama about a politically charged trial in an unnamed European country. Its silkscreen color and bold lettering reflect the Federal theater Project, the Works Progress Administration program that put actors, designers, and stagehands to work and offered low-priced productions to audiences that could rarely afford Broadway tickets. Posters like this one were produced in large runs and pasted on storefronts and public walls to draw crowds.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Rice Elmer 1892-1967. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,760 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 811_Elmer_Rices_Judgment_da_1936 |
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