Sujet

All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass., [193-]. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

All-Star Vaudeville, Boston, Mass., [193-]. 'Federal Theatre Presents...All-Star Vaudeville - 2 Hours of Great Fun - 30 Variety Artists - 30 Sepian Stars - 2 Orchestras - Singing - Dancing - Comedy...Repertory Theatre'. 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. 'Sepia' or 'sepian' was a term used in the entertainment business, usually as a euphemism for 'black'.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A10_168

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

47,2Mo (1,5Mo) / 28,2cm x 42,0cm / 3326 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black library event music arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama show political text location century thirties poster African American performing arts African-American B&W afro-american lettering MONOCHROME Library of Congress United States of America Colour vaudeville playbill graphic design black & white black and white B W 1930s white and black 20th century music hall heritage American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown stage show Congressional Library cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA euphemism