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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Created Equal: Sketch no. 14, Sketch for Lantern Slide

Created Equal: Sketch no. 14, Sketch for Lantern Slide (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Life and Death of an American: Mary Rolfe white ruffled dress with yellow sash

Life and Death of an American: Mary Rolfe white ruffled dress with yellow sash (1934-1943)

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

The Locked Room

The Locked Room (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Swing It: Jungle Swing. Princess

Swing It: Jungle Swing. Princess (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Vaudeville: Dummy

Vaudeville: Dummy (1934-1943)

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

Vaudeville Show

Vaudeville Show (1934-1943)

Anonymous

A Woman of Destiny

A Woman of Destiny (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Vaudeville

Vaudeville (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Valley Forge: Minuet Dancer

Valley Forge: Minuet Dancer (1934-1943)

Run Little Chillun: Kandy

Run Little Chillun: Kandy (1934-1943)

Days Without End

Days Without End (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Manservant

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Manservant (1934-1943)

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

Prologue to Glory

Prologue to Glory (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Vaudeville: Artist and Nude Model Outlined over Image of Washington Square Park Archway

Vaudeville: Artist and Nude Model Outlined over Image of Washington Square Park Archway (1934-1943)

James Stewart Morcom (American, 1906-2001)

The Black Crook: Specialty Dancer

The Black Crook: Specialty Dancer (1934-1943)

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

Sing for Your Supper: Sixty Families. Dummy

Sing for Your Supper: Sixty Families. Dummy (1934-1943)

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

Yankel Boyla

Yankel Boyla (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Swing It: Market Basket, Chicken Drumsticks (Props)

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

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

Miracle at Verdun

Miracle at Verdun (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Prologue to Glory: Hall Near Staircase

Prologue to Glory: Hall Near Staircase (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover

Front Door of Establishment with Insect Sign, in Pink Sunset Hues

Front Door of Establishment with Insect Sign, in Pink Sunset Hues (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Golden Slippers: Heaven

Golden Slippers: Heaven (1934-1943)

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

Pinocchio: The Bottom of the Sea Act III Scene 1

Pinocchio: The Bottom of the Sea Act III Scene 1 (1934-1943)

Perry Watkins (American, 1907-1974 )

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Pirates of Penzance: Red shirt, purple breeches, yellow sash, yellow scarf, red cap, and dagger

Pirates of Penzance: Red shirt, purple breeches, yellow sash, yellow scarf, red cap, and dagger (1934-1943)

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

Pinocchio: Sketch no. 1 (Town Square)

Pinocchio: Sketch no. 1 (Town Square) (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Pheres

The Alcestis of Euripedes: Pheres (1934-1943)

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

Judgment Day

Judgment Day (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Valley Forge: Brigadier

Valley Forge: Brigadier (1934-1943)

Josephine Fisher

Beyond the Horizon

Beyond the Horizon (1934-1943)

Anonymous

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