Title

Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Run Little Chillun, Los Angeles, [193-]. 'Federal Music and Theatre Projects Present: "Run Little Chillun" - A Negro Folk Drama with Music by Hall Johnson - Greek Open Air Theatre, Griffith Park...'. The first Broadway show directed by an African-American; one of the most successful musical dramas of the Harlem Renaissance. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the US Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theatre workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theatre to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM23A08_500

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47,1Mb (1,6Mb) / 11,1in x 16,5in / 3318 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black library event arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama show political opera text location century run thirties concept poster language controversy African American performing arts African-American afro-american lettering Library of Congress controversial United States of America Colour playbill graphic design 1930s WPA 20th century heritage American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown Johnson Clarence stage show Congressional Library cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Muse Work Projects Administration Works Progress Administration Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA Francis Hall Johnson Francis Hall Hall Johnson Francis Johnson Clarence Muse Clarence Edouard Muse Clarence Edouard Run Little Chillun Little Chillun