Title

A String of Pearls, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

A String of Pearls, Los Angeles, 1936. 'Municipal Auditorium...Sholom Asch's 4-Act Drama "A String of Pearls"...[Hebrew text]...A Federal Theatres Attraction of W.P.A.'. 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

HRM23A08_138

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NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,4Mb (1,7Mb) / 16,5in x 12,5in / 4960 x 3763 (300dpi)

Keywords

library event arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama show political text location century thirties poster performing arts lettering Library of Congress Hebrew yiddish United States of America Colour playbill graphic design 1930s 20th century American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown Ash stage show Congressional Library Heritage Art Yiddish theatre Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA Sholem Asch Asch Sholem Sholom Asch Sholom Shalom Ash Shalom Szalom Asz Asz Szalom