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Chalk dust a play in 16 scenes cast of 40 – Antique Poster Print

Chalk dust a play in 16 scenes cast of 40, 1936 — vintage poster
Chalk dust a play in 16 scenes cast of 40, 1936. Vintage poster from the WPA Posters collection.

(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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This vintage poster of Chalk dust a play in 16 scenes cast of 40 brings a moment of history to your wall. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Chalk dust a play in 16 scenes cast of 40

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*Chalk Dust*, a play in 16 scenes with a cast of 40, is the production this poster announces, and it was staged in Cincinnati, Ohio. The poster came out of the Federal theater Project, a branch of the Works Progress Administration that employed out-of-work actors, directors and stagehands from 1935 to 1939. A date stamp of November 27, 1936, on the back places the printing late in that year. Its silkscreen color reflects the process WPA poster artists used because it produced bold, inexpensive runs for public notices.

Created / published1936
Medium1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color.
NotesDate stamped on verso: Nov 27 1936. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor.
SubjectsTheatrical productions--Ohio--Cincinnati--1930-1940.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection
Original scan2,761 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi
Reference797_Chalk_dust_a_play_in_16_1936

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