W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe" – Antique Poster Print
![W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe", NYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/a4/a42ae1e01861-L.webp)
(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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Step back in time with W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe", a vintage poster rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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W.P.A. Federal Theatre Presents Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe"
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A skeleton figure dominates this silkscreen poster for the Federal theater Project's production of Christopher Marlowe's *Doctor Faustus*, staged in New York City. The Federal theater Project was part of the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal agency that put unemployed artists and performers to work during the Depression. Its poster designs came from the Federal Art Project, whose silkscreen unit made bold, flat, multicolored images that were cheap to reproduce and easy to read from the street. The skeletons suit a play about a scholar who trades his soul for knowledge and power and meets death and damnation at the end.
| Created / published | NYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Theatrical posters 1930-1950.Screen prints Color 1930-1950. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 87 Exhibit loan 4105-L. |
| Subjects | Marlowe, Christopher,--1564-1593. Doctor Faustus. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1950. Skeletons--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,821 × 4,711 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220296 |
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