Dragon’s Wishbone — Federal Theatre Project Poster

Dragon’s Wishbone is a lively Federal Theatre Project poster advertising a children’s play by Joan and Michael Slane. A fierce stylized dragon fills the center of the design, surrounded by its looping golden body and bold hand-drawn lettering in red, yellow, and blue against a warm cream ground.

The poster advertises Saturday matinee performances at the Federal Theatre at Rainier and Atlantic, with admission priced at ten cents for children and twenty cents for adults. Its expressive illustration, limited palette, irregular typography, and strong graphic layout capture the experimental character of American New Deal-era theatre advertising.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Federal Theatre Project; individual poster artist not identified
• Title: Dragon’s Wishbone
• Original title: Dragon’s Wishbone
• Series: Federal Theatre Project Collection, Production Records Posters File
• Date: Federal Theatre Project era, 1935–1939; exact poster date not stated in the item record
• Period: New Deal / WPA era
• Place of Origin: Seattle, Washington, United States
• Medium: Poster; specific printing process for this individual item not identified

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• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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