The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents The pursuit of happiness by Armina Marsha – 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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A window into the past: The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents The pursuit of happiness by Armina Marsha, preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Federal Theatre Div. of W.P.A. presents The pursuit of happiness by Armina Marsha
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Few posters on this board carry a Liberty Bell as their central image, and this one uses it to signal the play's Revolutionary-era setting in a comedy. The Federal theater Project, a New Deal program run under the Works Progress Administration, produced plays like this one across the country to employ theater workers during the Depression and to bring live drama to audiences who could rarely afford Broadway. The subject line also places a production in Iowa, a reminder that the project reached small towns as well as big cities. Its silkscreen printing was a cheap, durable method that suited a program that needed to publicize many shows quickly.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jul 8 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Langer Lawrence 1890- Marshall Armina. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--Iowa--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. Liberty Bell--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,747 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 385_The_Federal_Theatre_Div_1936 |
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