The curtain rises ... Contemporary plays and books on the Current Theatre. – Antique Poster Print
(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 curtain rises ... Contemporary plays and books on the Current Theatre., 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 curtain rises ... Contemporary plays and books on the Current Theatre.
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The poster's headline, "The curtain rises," sets the tone for a 1936 silkscreen that promotes both contemporary plays and books under the banner of the Current theater. It was produced under the Federal Art Project, part of the Works Progress Administration, which employed artists during the Depression to make public posters for theaters, libraries, and community events. Silkscreen was a practical method for that work because it allowed flat, bold color areas and multiple copies from one set of stencils. A date stamp on the back, January 8, 1942, shows the sheet was handled and filed several years after it was printed.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Date stamped on verso: Jan 8 1942. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Federal Art Project sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--1930-1950. Books--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,757 × 4,096 px · prints to 9 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 270_The_curtain_rises_Cont_1936 |
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