Devils disciple – Vintage Poster
(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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Devils disciple comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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A 1936 Los Angeles production of George Bernard Shaw's *The Devil's Disciple* is the subject of this silkscreen poster. Shaw wrote the play in 1897 and called it a melodrama, and its plot follows a rebellious New Englander who takes the place of a condemned minister during the American Revolution. The Federal theater Project, a New Deal program run under the Works Progress Administration, staged plays like this one for low-priced audiences, and its posters, printed in flat, bold colors, were meant to draw crowds to the theater.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Shaw Bernard 1856-1950. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1950. Melodramas--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,721 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 725_Devils_disciple_1936 |
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