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Red, black and yellow 1936 theatre poster for Benn W. Levy's play The Devil Passes, with a cartoon man in a black suit.

"The devil passes" by Benn W. Levy

Benn W. Levy, 1936

Poster for "Why Men Leave Home" by Avery Hopwood, showing a red heart split by a black crack and a WPA Federal Theatre Projec

"Why men leave home" by Avery Hopwood

Avery Hopwood, 1938

Poster for Hollywood Playhouse showing a timber cottage and a hanging sign reading "Will" with a wrought iron bracket.

Hollywood Playhouse [presents] "Will Shakespeare" by Clemence Dane His life and loves

Clemence Dane, 1938

Cartoon policeman with revolver and nightstick on a red and navy 1936 Federal Theatre comedy poster.

The Federal Theatre presents "I want a policeman" by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus Fastest moving comedy of the season…

Rufus King and Milton Lazarus, 1936

Poster with a woman on a telephone, a globe with an ear, and the words Keep Mum, The World Has Ears.

Keep mum - the world has ears

Edward T. Grigware, 1941

Wartime poster with a chrome faucet and the slogan 'No water, don't waste it!! No guns' on red and navy.

No water - no guns Don't waste it!!

William Tasker, 1941

Woodblock print of a village with thatched roofs, farmers in a field, a temple gate, and a blue-green mountain behind.

Ishiyakushi

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in blue robes and a checkered robe, with swirling clouds and red flames.

Actors in the roles of Tamashima Itto, Tenjuku Tokubei, and Tsukimoto Inabanosuke

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Color woodblock print of two men carrying a pole and a woman stirring a pot beside a wooden bucket, with a mountain behind.

Yoshiwara

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of travelers in rain passing pine trees and thatched houses along a village road, with the sea beyond.

Oiso

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Triptych woodblock print of three kabuki actors in patterned kimono against a pine and cloud backdrop.

Three actors in the roles of Tsubo no Iwafuji, Chūrō Onoe, and Meishitsukai Hatsu

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1848

Woodblock print of a kneeling shirtless man and a seated woman beside a wooden box of cakes, with Japanese inscriptions.

Shirasuka

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a snowy village with thatched houses, falling snow, mountains, and two travelers on a road.

Kanbara

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Ink poster of a cupid whipping a group of women in long gowns forward, with the headline The Social Season Opens.

The social season opens -Life this week 10 cents

Charles Dana Gibson, 1904

Woodblock print of travelers with bundles on a pole walking along a coast toward a distant headland and sea.

Arai

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of an inn with figures in kimono in rooms with sliding screens, a palm tree in the foreground.

Akasaka

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Japanese woodblock print of travelers on a road beside pine trees, with a dark hill and snowy Mount Fuji behind.

Hiratsuka

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Hokusai woodblock print of a man reaching up with a pole and a seated woman beside a bamboo fence near water.

Kawasaki

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of travelers in straw raincoats climbing a sloping path through heavy rain beside village rooftops.

Shōno

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Woodblock print of two figures with baskets walking past leaning pine trees beside a river with a distant bridge.

Numazu

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of two women and a porter by a stone milestone inscribed with text, with a pine tree overhead.

Fujisawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of two women beside a palanquin, a blossoming tree, and a pagoda in the background.

Odawara

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of travelers near a torii gate, a seated man with coins, a river and hills beyond.

Nissaka

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of two women in a lattice palanquin on a horse, with an attendant, stone lantern and trees beside a building.

Yokkaichi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of two pink-sailed boats on a calm blue sea with distant hills and rocks in the foreground.

Maisaka

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of two women working indoors beside a tub and basket, with a horse and saddle bag at left.

Kanaya

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Japanese woodblock print of three figures in kimono on a platform beside a bamboo fence, one with a fan and basket.

Kuwana

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a man with a backpack drawing water from a stone basin beside a roadside stall with banners.

Ishiyakushi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a woman in grey kimono seated with a man in red robe behind her, beside a fence and tree.

Narumi

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of two women near a fence and pole, with a pagoda and trees in the distance and a moon at right.

Kameyama

Katsushika Hokusai, 1804

Woodblock print of a waterwheel under a thatched roof, workers nearby, and Mount Fuji rising in the distance.

Waterwheel at Onden

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Woodblock print of farm workers and horses near wooden frames, with Mount Fuji in the distant landscape at dusk.

Bushū senju

Katsushika Hokusai, 1832

Woodblock print of a kneeling performer in a fan-patterned yellow kimono beside a standing man holding a large parasol.

A Noh kyogen, Suehirogari

Katsushika Hokusai, 1801