Title

Ferdinand the Bull, [193-]. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Ferdinand the Bull, [193-]. 'Federal Theatre Presents - Mr. Leaf and Ferdinand - Ferdinand the Bull - Munro Leaf's World's Famous Animal Favorite in a Marionette Production'. Poster advertising a puppet show based on Leaf's story about a gentle bull in rural Spain who prefers smelling flowers to bullfighting. The book caused controversy because Ferdinand was regarded by some as a pacifist symbol. Banned in Spain and burned as propaganda in Nazi Germany, the book had over 60 foreign translations and has never gone out of print. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A04_343

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Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

44,9Mb (1,3Mb) / 10,5in x 16,5in / 3162 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male library event job man men education arts politics teacher country play playhouse entertainment art guy theatre occupation color design drama artist show political text location century gesturing teaching profession photograph thirties concept poster photo controversy performing arts B&W hand gesture lettering educator puppet show writer Library of Congress controversial subversive United States of America Colour playbill author graphic design black & white black and white B W 1930s white and black 20th century American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown Leaf stage show Congressional Library Heritage Art Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA Munro Leaf Wilbur Monroe Leaf Wilbur Monroe Munro