Federal Theatre Project

The Federal Theatre Project was the largest and most ambitious effort mounted by the Federal Government to organize and produce theater events. It was an effort of the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
to provide work for unemployed professionals in the theater during the Great Depression. This collection features posters, playbills, stage and costume designs used in some of the productions.

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It Can’t Happen Here

It Can’t Happen Here (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Pinocchio: City Child

Pinocchio: City Child (1934-1943)

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Big Blow, The: Sketch no. 1, Design for Hooked Quilt

Big Blow, The: Sketch no. 1, Design for Hooked Quilt (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Props – Pedastal and Tripod

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Props – Pedastal and Tripod (1934-1943)

John Glidden (American, 19th/20th century)

Created Equal: Sketch no. 24 (Exterior)

Created Equal: Sketch no. 24 (Exterior) (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Purple Is As Purple Does (A Touch of Brimstone)

Purple Is As Purple Does (A Touch of Brimstone) (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Life and Death of an American: Mary Boom Boom yellow dress with mermaid skirt

Life and Death of an American: Mary Boom Boom yellow dress with mermaid skirt (1934-1943)

Alex Jones (American, 19th/20th century)

Prologue to Glory

Prologue to Glory (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Wisdom Tooth

The Wisdom Tooth (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Mikado: Chorus #3 Miss Daly

The Mikado: Chorus #3 Miss Daly (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

The World We Live In

The World We Live In (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Swing It: Military Clog. Blue coat-dress with silver lining

Swing It: Military Clog. Blue coat-dress with silver lining (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Pinocchio: Short yellow dress with ‘soft flowing silk fins on arms and iridescent silk tail’

Pinocchio: Short yellow dress with ‘soft flowing silk fins on arms and iridescent silk tail’ (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Mikado

Mikado (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Emperor’s New Clothes

The Emperor’s New Clothes (1934-1943)

Anonymous

‘DANCE’ (Curtains and Dancers)

‘DANCE’ (Curtains and Dancers) (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Curtain Rises

The Curtain Rises (1934-1943)

Anonymous

She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Run Little Chillun

Run Little Chillun (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Life and Death of an American: Peasoup

Life and Death of an American: Peasoup (1934-1943)

Alex Jones (American, 19th/20th century)

Life and Death of an American

Life and Death of an American (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Salut au Monde: Buddha

Salut au Monde: Buddha (1934-1943)

Robert Byrne (American, 19th/20th century)

Hraun Farm: Brown dress, black apron, and white kerchief

Hraun Farm: Brown dress, black apron, and white kerchief (1934-1943)

Emile Stoner (American, 19th/20th century)

A Second Season of Broadway Sucesses 1

A Second Season of Broadway Sucesses 1 (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Seamen’s Ballad: Drop Painted as Canopy of Hot-Air Balloon Over City

Seamen’s Ballad: Drop Painted as Canopy of Hot-Air Balloon Over City (1934-1943)

Manuel Essman (American, 19th/20th century)

The Black Crook: Pearl

The Black Crook: Pearl (1934-1943)

Sidney Carlyle (American, 19th/20th century)

Revue of Reviews

Revue of Reviews (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Swing It: Pink dress with tall shoulder pads and blue buttons

Swing It: Pink dress with tall shoulder pads and blue buttons (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

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