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Original Vintage YWCA & Bureau of Social Education Poster - The Play's The Thing

About the Item

Original vintage advertising poster - The Play's the Thing - designed by the notable illustrator Lucile Patterson Marsh (1890-1978), published by the Bureau of Social Education and the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA, featuring a cast of actors and actresses dressed in middle age period costumes walking down a staircase coming through an arch designed in the shape of a Comedia del Arte theatre mask with a green floral wreath above and the title in stylized white and red letters in the bottom left corner, the YWCA triangle logo below. Printed by Rode & brand Lithographers, New York. Very good condition, small repaired tears in margins.
  • Creator:
    Lucile Patterson Marsh (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 26.38 in (67 cm)Width: 20.08 in (51 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1920s
  • Condition:
    Repaired: Small repaired tears in margins. Very good condition, small repaired tears in margins.
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1012611030953
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