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American Ballet Theatre poster, 1965 US poster: A text-only announcement in a black frame for American Ballet Theatre

American Ballet Theatre poster (Spanish, distributed in Santiago)

A text-only announcement in a black frame for American Ballet Theatre with the Chilean Philharmonic Orchestra at the Teatro Municipal, with dates in Santiago (21 to 24 September) and Viña del Mar (26 September). It states that the season is sponsored by the Embassy of the United States and the Chilean-North American Cultural Institute. The tell is transfer: an American arts company's standing is attached to the sponsoring embassy.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Transfer
Date
May 17, 1965
Period
Cold War
Made by
U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Johnson Administration
Leader
Lyndon B. Johnson
Audience
Foreign public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
Media and information
Event
Cold War
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives (NARA), Record Group 306, Posters in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, May 17, 1965. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949227, 306-PPB-303).

Text on the object

Original (Spanish) · read from the image, not independently checked

AMERICAN Ballet THEATRE

CON LA
ORQUESTA FILARMONICA DE CHILE
TEATRO MUNICIPAL

SANTIAGO
SEPT. 21, 22, 23 y 24
VIÑA DEL MAR
SEPTIEMBRE 26

PATROCINADO POR LA
EMBAJADA DE LOS ESTADOS UNIDOS
Y EL
INSTITUTO CHILENO-NORTEAMERICANO DE CULTURA
CON LA COOPERACION DE LA
ILUSTRE MUNICIPALIDAD DE SANTIAGO
Y LA
ILUSTRE MUNICIPALIDAD DE VIÑA DEL MAR

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

AMERICAN Ballet THEATRE

WITH THE
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA OF CHILE
MUNICIPAL THEATRE

SANTIAGO
SEPT. 21, 22, 23 and 24
VIÑA DEL MAR
SEPTEMBER 26

SPONSORED BY THE
EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES
AND THE
CHILEAN-NORTH AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE
ILLUSTRIOUS MUNICIPALITY OF SANTIAGO
AND THE
ILLUSTRIOUS MUNICIPALITY OF VIÑA DEL MAR

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