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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Pinocchio: Fairy Queen

Pinocchio: Fairy Queen (1934-1943)

Paul Cadorette (American, 20th Century)

Aladdin

Aladdin (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Winter’s Tale: Leontes

Winter’s Tale: Leontes (1934-1943)

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

East Side Safety

East Side Safety (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Tobias and the Angel: Raguel

Tobias and the Angel: Raguel (1934-1943)

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

Bethlehem: Stableman

Bethlehem: Stableman (1934-1943)

Rose Simon (American, 19th/20th century)

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)

Live Dolls on the Moon

Live Dolls on the Moon (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Vaudeville Revue

Vaudeville Revue (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Bassa Moona

Bassa Moona (1934-1943)

Anonymous

What a Woman Wants

What a Woman Wants (1934-1943)

Anonymous

The Sap

The Sap (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Sleeping Beauty: Witch. White gown with black coat, and high collar

Sleeping Beauty: Witch. White gown with black coat, and high collar (1934-1943)

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

The Black Crook: Carline

The Black Crook: Carline (1934-1943)

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

Vaudeville: Sketch no. 16 (Jazz Club Scene

Vaudeville: Sketch no. 16 (Jazz Club Scene (1934-1943)

George Williams

Mary Tudor: Mary Tudor red patterned dress

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

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

A Christmas Carol: Fred’s Wife

A Christmas Carol: Fred’s Wife (1934-1943)

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

Valley Forge: Lafayette

Valley Forge: Lafayette (1934-1943)

Dorothe van Dunker

The Apostle: Policeman

The Apostle: Policeman (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Loyalties

Loyalties (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Men Against Microbes: Sketch no. 1, Scene I

Men Against Microbes: Sketch no. 1, Scene I (1934-1943)

Richard D. Foley (American, 19th/20th century)

The Apostle: Prison Guard

The Apostle: Prison Guard (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Emperor’s New Clothes: Tsien, Mong, Old Woman, Fah, Ling

Emperor’s New Clothes: Tsien, Mong, Old Woman, Fah, Ling (1934-1943)

Maxine Borowsky (American, 20th Century)

Rachel’s Man

Rachel’s Man (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Tyl Ulenspiegel: Le Jongleur

Tyl Ulenspiegel: Le Jongleur (1934-1943)

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

Run Little Chillun: Ella. Blue dress with white lace

Run Little Chillun: Ella. Blue dress with white lace (1934-1943)

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

Horse Play: Sketch no. 2 Act III (City Bank Interior)

Horse Play: Sketch no. 2 Act III (City Bank Interior) (1934-1943)

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

The Puppet Circus

The Puppet Circus (1934-1943)

Anonymous

Life and Death of an American: 4 Graduates of Grammar School white voile dresses

Life and Death of an American: 4 Graduates of Grammar School white voile dresses (1934-1943)

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

Class of ’29

Class of ’29 (1934-1943)

Anonymous

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