The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes – 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.)
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Step back in time with The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes, a vintage poster rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes
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A comedy about the police is what sets this poster apart, advertising a Federal theater Project staging of Rufus King and Milton Lazarus's play *I Want a Policeman* in San Diego in 1936. The Federal theater Project was one of the arts programs of the Works Progress Administration, created to put theater workers back to work during the Depression and to bring low-cost live performance to audiences across the country. Its posters were made by silkscreen, a method that allowed the WPA poster units to produce bold, flat areas of color cheaply in large runs, so this playbill also works as a piece of graphic design.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · King Rufus b 1893. Lazarus Milton. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--San Diego--1930-1950. Police--1930-1950. Comedies--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,757 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 398_The_Federal_Theatre_pre_1936 |
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