Sujet

Taming of the Shrew, Seattle, 1939. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Taming of the Shrew, Seattle, 1939. 'Modernized - Musicalized - Taming of the Shrew - Negro Cast...Metropolitan Theatre'. Musical version of Shakespeare play with African-American performers. 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.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A07_105

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,3Mo (1,2Mo) / 26,4cm x 42,0cm / 3122 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black library event music arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama musical show political text location century 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 Taming of the Shrew The Taming of the Shrew poster united states Unknown William Shakespeare Shakespeare William stage show Congressional Library cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Shakspeare Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA