Sujet

Black Empire, Los Angeles, 1936. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Black Empire, Los Angeles, 1936. 'Now! "Black Empire" - Federal - Mayan Theatre'. Stage show about Franþois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, leader of the Haitian Revolution. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the US Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theatre workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theatre to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A06_125

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

45,3Mo (1,5Mo) / 42,0cm x 27,1cm / 4960 x 3195 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black library event arts politics country play playhouse entertainment theatre color design drama show political text location century rebellion thirties revolution poster African American performing arts African-American afro-american slavery lettering Library of Congress United States of America Colour playbill graphic design 1930s WPA 20th century heritage American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown stage show Congressional Library Haitian Revolution cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art Francois Dominique Toussaint-Louverture Toussaint-Louverture Francois Dominique Francois Dominique Toussaint l'Ouverture Toussaint l'Ouverture Toussaint Louverture Work Projects Administration Works Progress Administration Federal Theatre Project The Black Napoleon Toussaint Br?da Toussaint Breda Br?da Toussaint