The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes – Vintage Poster Wall Art
(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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The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes 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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The Federal Theatre presents I want a policeman by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastes
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A comedy about policemen, staged in San Diego, sets this silkscreen poster apart from the many Federal theater announcements in the collection. Its title, *I Want a Policeman*, was written by Rufus King and Milton Lazarus. The Federal theater Project was one of the arts programs of the Works Progress Administration, created to put theater workers back on payrolls during the Great Depression. Its posters were printed by the WPA's silkscreen units, which made bright, inexpensive designs that could be pasted up quickly to advertise productions in towns across the country.
| 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 | 2,761 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 397_The_Federal_Theatre_pre_1936 |
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