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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The Weavers: Act 3 (Domestic Interior against City Rooftops)

The Weavers: Act 3 (Domestic Interior against City Rooftops) (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

Room Service

Room Service (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Run Little Chillun: Reba. Purple gown with gold lines. Long purple veiled cap

Run Little Chillun: Reba. Purple gown with gold lines. Long purple veiled cap (1934-1943)

B. House (American, 19th/20th century)

Class of ’29

Class of ’29 (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Abstract Colors

Abstract Colors (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Up We Go: Red check dress

Up We Go: Red check dress (1934-1943)

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

Pirates of Penzance: Third Pirate Cecil

Pirates of Penzance: Third Pirate Cecil (1934-1943)

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

Cricket on the Hearth: Bertha grey floor length dress with doll

Cricket on the Hearth: Bertha grey floor length dress with doll (1934-1943)

Mary Merrill (American, 19th/20th century)

The Alarm Clock

The Alarm Clock (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Blood and Thunder: Sketch no. 4 (Picket Fence with Trees and Fields)

Blood and Thunder: Sketch no. 4 (Picket Fence with Trees and Fields) (1934-1943)

Paul Ouzounoff (Russian, ?-1942)

Flight

Flight (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Judgment Day

Judgment Day (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Weavers: Act 4th (Domestic Interior)

The Weavers: Act 4th (Domestic Interior) (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

Swing It: Market Basket, Chicken Drumsticks (Props)

Swing It: Market Basket, Chicken Drumsticks (Props) (1934-1943)

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

Fantasy 1939: Dove

Fantasy 1939: Dove (1934-1943)

Anonymous

No More Frontier

No More Frontier (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Twelfth Night: Olivia

Twelfth Night: Olivia (1934-1943)

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

Iolanthe: The Fairy Queen white ball gowm with pink highlights

Iolanthe: The Fairy Queen white ball gowm with pink highlights (1934-1943)

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

Mr. Dooley, Jr.: Mrs. Andrews. Black knee length dress

Mr. Dooley, Jr.: Mrs. Andrews. Black knee length dress (1934-1943)

Rhoda Rammelkamp (American, 20th Century)

Night Must Fall

Night Must Fall (1934-1943)

Anonymous

San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts

San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Pinocchio: Exterior Scene with Crossroads Sign

Pinocchio: Exterior Scene with Crossroads Sign (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

String Fever(marionette): Donkey

String Fever(marionette): Donkey (1934-1943)

Hope Shippee (American, 1908-1978)

Big Blow

Big Blow (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Squaring the Circle: Back-Drop Design (Surrealist Carnival Imagery)

Squaring the Circle: Back-Drop Design (Surrealist Carnival Imagery) (1934-1943)

The Puppet Circus

The Puppet Circus (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Johnny Johnson: Drop of Farm and Gravestone

Johnny Johnson: Drop of Farm and Gravestone (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover (American, 20th Century)

Circus

Circus (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Holy Night: Act Two (Pine Tree in Rocky Hills)

Holy Night: Act Two (Pine Tree in Rocky Hills) (1934-1943)

Wood MacLane (American, 19th/20th century)

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