Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents RUR" Remo Bufano director." – Vintage Poster
![Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents RUR" Remo Bufano director.", [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1939] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/bd/bdae0a645cc4-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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A window into the past: Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents RUR" Remo Bufano director.", preserved in this vintage poster. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Federal Theatre - Marionette Theatre presents RUR" Remo Bufano director."
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This poster advertises a Federal theater Project production of *R.U.R.*, Karel Čapek's 1920 Czech play that gave the word "robot" to the English language. Staged by the Marionette theater under director Remo Bufano, a well-known New York puppeteer, the production reflected the Works Progress Administration's support for live theater during the Depression. The silkscreen process was central to the WPA poster program, which turned out posters for public performances across the country. A January 1939 date stamp on the back suggests it was printed or circulated near the end of the Federal theater Project's run.
| Created / published | [New York : Federal Art Project, between 1936 and 1939] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board : silkscreen, color. |
| Genre | Abstract works 1930-1940.Posters 1930-1940.Screen prints Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 5 1939. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press, c1987, no. 94 |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--1930-1940. Puppets--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,144 × 1,454 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-218880 |
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