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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Mary Tudor: Mary Tudor red patterned dress

Mary Tudor: Mary Tudor red patterned dress (1934-1943)

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

Mother Goose Goes to Town: Mother Hubbard: The Dog: Witch: Queen:

Mother Goose Goes to Town: Mother Hubbard: The Dog: Witch: Queen: (1934-1943)

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

Life and Death of an American: Mrs. Dorgan Grammar School blue blouse, brown skirt, plaid apron

Life and Death of an American: Mrs. Dorgan Grammar School blue blouse, brown skirt, plaid apron (1934-1943)

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

Pinocchio: The Cat. Grey cat suit

Pinocchio: The Cat. Grey cat suit (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Vaudeville: Drop for Unidentified Scene (Wind Band in Balcony of Exhibition Hall)

Vaudeville: Drop for Unidentified Scene (Wind Band in Balcony of Exhibition Hall) (1934-1943)

James Stewart Morcom (American, 1906-2001)

Monsignor’s Hour: Sketch no. 1, ‘Set’ (Pencil Sketch of Throne Room)

Monsignor’s Hour: Sketch no. 1, ‘Set’ (Pencil Sketch of Throne Room) (1934-1943)

William Perkins (American, 19th/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)

A Christmas Carol: Mrs. Cratchit

A Christmas Carol: Mrs. Cratchit (1934-1943)

Sally S. Tileston (American, 19th/20th century)

Vaudeville: ‘Fan’ Backdrop

Vaudeville: ‘Fan’ Backdrop (1934-1943)

James Stewart Morcom (American, 1906-2001)

Earthly Paradise: Dixon: An Indentured Servant

Earthly Paradise: Dixon: An Indentured Servant (1934-1943)

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

Processional: Sketch no. 2 (Factory Silhouettes)

Processional: Sketch no. 2 (Factory Silhouettes) (1934-1943)

Nels Astner (American, 19th/20th century)

Pinnochio

Pinnochio (1934-1943)

Anonymous

New York Fireman: Black tailcoat, black trousers

New York Fireman: Black tailcoat, black trousers (1934-1943)

Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ 10 Women-Part I

Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ 10 Women-Part I (1934-1943)

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

Horse Play: Sketch no. 4, Act 6, Beanum and Barley:Riley’s Circus

Horse Play: Sketch no. 4, Act 6, Beanum and Barley:Riley’s Circus (1934-1943)

Edward Gilbert (American, 19th/20th century)

The Black Crook: Carline

The Black Crook: Carline (1934-1943)

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

Mississippi Rainbow

Mississippi Rainbow (1934-1943)

Anonymous

It Can’t Happen Here

It Can’t Happen Here (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The First Legion

The First Legion (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Live Dolls on the Moon

Live Dolls on the Moon (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Lights O’ London: Jarvis (Shakesperian Actor)

Lights O’ London: Jarvis (Shakesperian Actor) (1934-1943)

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

Professor Mamlock: Two Figures in Dark Passageway (Sketch no. 2)

Professor Mamlock: Two Figures in Dark Passageway (Sketch no. 2) (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

Men Against Microbes(Marionettes): Philip Meister

Men Against Microbes(Marionettes): Philip Meister (1934-1943)

Buell Fuller (American, 19th/20th century)

A Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit

A Christmas Carol: Bob Cratchit (1934-1943)

Buell Fuller (American, 19th/20th century)

The Big Blow: Sketch no. 2, Design for Hooked Rug

The Big Blow: Sketch no. 2, Design for Hooked Rug (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Days Without End

Days Without End (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Two-A-Day: Sketch no. 1 (Music-Themed Back Drop)

Two-A-Day: Sketch no. 1 (Music-Themed Back Drop) (1934-1943)

James Stewart Morcom (American, 1906-2001)

Up We Go: Doll Dance

Up We Go: Doll Dance (1934-1943)

Charles Hawkins (American, 19th/20th century)

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)

Lights O’ London: Eliza Jarvis yellow skirt with bustle, brown teal-lined coat

Lights O’ London: Eliza Jarvis yellow skirt with bustle, brown teal-lined coat (1934-1943)

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

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