Autumn crocus – Antique 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.)
Description
Autumn crocus comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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Autumn crocus
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The particular thing about this poster is that it advertises a stage production rather than a product or public notice: *Autumn Crocus*, a 1936 Los Angeles staging of a play by the English writer Dodie Smith, whose work was a popular choice for theater audiences of the era. The Federal theater Project, the New Deal program that kept theater workers employed during the Depression, sponsored the show, and its posters were produced through the Works Progress Administration's art program. Silkscreen was a practical method for those artists, since it allowed bright, flat color areas and inexpensive runs of many copies for display across town.
| Created / published | 1936 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : silkscreen color. |
| Notes | Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library of Congress). · Smith Dodie 1896-1990. Federal Theatre Project (U.S.) sponsor. |
| Subjects | Theatrical productions--California--Los Angeles--1930-1950. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Work Projects Administration Poster Collection |
| Original scan | 2,437 × 3,638 px · prints to 8 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 856_Autumn_crocus_1936 |
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