W.P.A. Federal Theatre presents Machine age a new musical comedy by William Sully ... – 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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A window into the past: W.P.A. Federal Theatre presents Machine age a new musical comedy by William Sully ..., preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Machine Age was a new musical comedy by William Sully, and this silkscreen poster announces its staging under the Federal theater Project, part of the Works Progress Administration. Created in 1936, the poster reflects the Project's effort to keep theater workers employed during the Depression while bringing live productions to New York audiences at low cost. The silkscreen process, used widely by the WPA's poster units, allowed for bold flat color and large runs, and the design shows how the agency turned publicity into its own art form. A date stamp on the back, June 4, 1937, suggests the print was handled and filed well after the show's original run.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jun 4 1937. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). Posters of the WPA / Christopher DeNoon. Los Angeles : Wheatly Press c1987 no. 95 · Sully William. Federal Theatre Project (New York N.Y.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1930-1940. Comedies--1930-1940. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 927 × 1,536 px · prints to 3 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 394_WPA_Federal_Theatre_pre_1936 |
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