Sujet

Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Dixie to Broadway, Fairbury, IL, [193-]. 'Central Theatre - Fairbury - On Stage - America's Greatest Colored Musical Revue - "Dixie to Broadway" - 32 Sepia Stars - Studded with Entertainment'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers, re-employ them on public relief, and to bring theater to thousands in the United States who had never before seen live theatrical performances. Poster showing a dancer in a costume made from cotton bolls. 'Sepia' or 'sepian' was a term used in the entertainment business, usually as a euphemism for 'black'.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM23A08_494

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

55,6Mo (2,9Mo) / 33,2cm x 42,0cm / 3921 x 4960 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people black library event music arts politics dance country play playhouse entertainment theatre dancer color design drama musical show political text location century orchestra thirties poster cotton African American performing arts African-American afro-american lettering Library of Congress United States of America Colour playbill graphic design 1930s 20th century cotton bolls heritage American America USA cultural event New Deal poster united states Unknown stage show Congressional Library cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art musical revue Federal Theatre Project Works Progress Administration Administration Works Progress WPA