Title

Androcles and the Lion, Los Angeles, 1937. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Androcles and the Lion, Los Angeles, 1937. 'Hollywood Playhouse - Now - An All Negro Production of George Bernard Shaw's Frantic Comedy - "Androcles and the Lion" - with Negro Choral Group of Fifty Voices...'. 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

HRM23A09_343

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Property release

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License type

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55,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 13,1in x 16,5in / 3942 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black library event arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama show political text location century comedy thirties concept poster controversy African American performing arts African-American afro-american lettering Library of Congress controversial United States of America Colour playbill graphic design 1930s 20th century heritage American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown George Bernard Shaw Shaw GB Shaw Wilson Arthur Bernard stage show Congressional Library cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Mr GB Shaw George Bernard Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA Bernard Shaw Dooley Wilson Dooley Arthur Wilson