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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Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ blue trousers, gold belt, brown knit jacket

Fantasy 1939: ‘Immediate Comment’ blue trousers, gold belt, brown knit jacket (1934-1943)

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

Everyman

Everyman (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Vaudeville: Grand Staircase of Mansion

Vaudeville: Grand Staircase of Mansion (1934-1943)

George Williams

The Weavers: Act 2nd (Weaving Shop Interior against Mountains)

The Weavers: Act 2nd (Weaving Shop Interior against Mountains) (1934-1943)

Frederick Stover

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)

Shepherd’s Mystery: Blue tunic, green cape with red lining, brown bandage leggings

Shepherd’s Mystery: Blue tunic, green cape with red lining, brown bandage leggings (1934-1943)

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

Valley Forge: Brigadier

Valley Forge: Brigadier (1934-1943)

Josephine Fisher

Pinocchio: Dwarf General

Pinocchio: Dwarf General (1934-1943)

The Black Crook: Specialty Dancer

The Black Crook: Specialty Dancer (1934-1943)

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

Life and Death of an American: Singer red dress, with brown folds

Life and Death of an American: Singer red dress, with brown folds (1934-1943)

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

The Taming of the Shrew: Mediaeval Tapestry

The Taming of the Shrew: Mediaeval Tapestry (1934-1943)

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

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law (1934-1943)

Anonymous

A Regular Fix: Surplus

A Regular Fix: Surplus (1934-1943)

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

Autumn Crocus: Alaric and Frau Stiener

Autumn Crocus: Alaric and Frau Stiener (1934-1943)

William Perkins (American, 19th/20th century)

Tobias and the Angel: Dancing Girl

Tobias and the Angel: Dancing Girl (1934-1943)

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

Easter Festival

Easter Festival (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Black Crook: Zamiel

The Black Crook: Zamiel (1934-1943)

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

The Ship

The Ship (1934-1943)

Anonymous

It Can’t Happen Here: Act I Scenes 3 and 7, Act II Scene 4, Act III Scene 1, Jessup Living Room

It Can’t Happen Here: Act I Scenes 3 and 7, Act II Scene 4, Act III Scene 1, Jessup Living Room (1934-1943)

Tom Adrian Cracraft (American, 1905-1963)

String Fever(marionette): Bass Violin 29′ figure

String Fever(marionette): Bass Violin 29′ figure (1934-1943)

Irving M. Reizes (American, 19th/20th century)

She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to Conquer (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Vaudeville Revue

Vaudeville Revue (1934-1943)

Anonymous

See Naples and Die

See Naples and Die (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Sing for Your Supper: City Streets and Buildings

Sing for Your Supper: City Streets and Buildings (1934-1943)

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

The Eternal Wanderer: Sonya

The Eternal Wanderer: Sonya (1934-1943)

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

Swing It: Female Quartet

Swing It: Female Quartet (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Federal Ballet

Federal Ballet (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Old Autumn

Old Autumn (1934-1943)

Anonymous

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