Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] Mikado [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta – Historic Poster Reproduction
![Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] Mikado [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, 1936 — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/b9/b9cf8f0796f1-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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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] Mikado [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Cincinnati Federal Theatre [presents] Mikado [a] Gilbert & Sullivan operetta
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This silkscreen poster advertises a Cincinnati staging of *The Mikado*, the 1885 Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, presented under the Federal theater Project in 1936. The Federal theater Project was a branch of the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal agency that put unemployed artists, writers and performers to work during the Great Depression. Its productions were often staged at low ticket prices so that ordinary audiences could see live theater. The Work Projects Administration Poster Collection holds many such posters, and the bold flat color and simplified shapes typical of silkscreen show how the program used graphic design to promote its shows.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Sullivan Arthur Sir 1842-1900. Mikado.Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Operas & operettas--Ohio--Cincinnati--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,680 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 775_Cincinnati_Federal_Thea_1936 |
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