1965 AOR-2.32 The San Francisco Mime Troupe The Committee San Francisco Poster CGC 5.0 RESTORED

This poster has been professionally restored to offer the appearance and eye appeal of a mint copy! Restoration includes: color touch, pieces added, and tear seals.

This Original Poster advertises the San Francisco Mime Troupe's performances of “That Minstrel Show" Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel which was the Mime Troupe's first touring show. It dates back to July 1965 during the very first days of Bill Graham's tenure with the Mime Troupe. This issue is a tour blank with The Committee San Francisco handbill pasted on the front.

The design on this poster would NEVER be acceptable for public promotion of any event by today's standards. This Minstrel Show was performed by the Mime Troupe in black face and it offended many - both black and white. Such negative representations of black people left a damaging legacy in popular culture, especially in art and entertainment. Minstrel shows during this era were often the only depiction of black life that white audiences saw. These shows desensitized white people to the horrors of slavery. The performances also promoted demeaning stereotypes of black people that helped confirm the white's unethical notion of superiority. Several years later however the SF Mime Troupe changed direction towards more sketch comedy - meets - musical revue-type productions doing away with the older Minstrel Shows of the past.

--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: AOR-2.32 , A Minstrel Show
--GRADE: 5.0 Restored
--PERFORMERS: SF Mime Troupe
--VENUE: The Committee
--CITY: San Francisco
--DATE: 07/01/1965
--PRINTING: OP-1; Original Pre-Concert First Printing Poster
--SIZE: 15 x 20

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