Poster for Ragtime designed by Gail Anderson

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This is a poster for the Broadway musical Ragtime, with graphics designed by Gail Anderson. The poster depicts a man seated at an upright piano with his arms raised upwards. He wears a white shirt, dark pants and dark suspenders. The viewers only see him from the back. On top of the piano is a Statue of Liberty done in grey tones. Black diamond shapes emanate from her in a halo effect. Radiating from the upper half of the halo is a cacophony of images, including musical instruments, objects of clothing, an American flag, images of politicians, a gramophone, a movie camera, a locomotive engine, and various phrases. The seated man with the piano and its accompanying image takes up the top half of the poster. The bottom half has large letters in red and blue text across the page that read “RAGTIME / THE MUSICAL.

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