Sujet

One Third of a Nation, Portland, OR, 1938. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

One Third of a Nation, Portland, OR, 1938. 'Walnut St. Theatre...Ask About the Big Theatre Party - "One Third of a Nation"..."A Play that Any Play-Goer with a Heart and a Roof to Shelter it Owes it to Himself to See" - John Anderson in N.Y. Journal American'. Poster for a Living Newspaper play written by Arthur Arent, dealing with the problem of housing in the United States and the growth of slums in New York City. The play was adapted as a feature film in 1939. 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

HRM23A09_351

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

46,0Mo (2,3Mo) / 27,5cm x 42,0cm / 3243 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

library event arts politics country play playhouse entertainment housing theatre color design drama poor poverty show political text location century thirties concept poster performing arts B&W homelessness lettering slum slums Library of Congress United States of America Colour playbill graphic design black & white black and white B W 1930s white and black 20th century American America USA cultural event living conditions New Deal poster united states Unknown Arthur stage show Congressional Library Heritage Art Arent Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA Arthur Arent