Final Auction Price
*Final prices include buyers premium
$270.00
Starting bid: $10.00
This original printing poster advertises The San Francisco Mime Troupe in "That Minstrel Show", Civil Rights in a Cracker Barrel, which began its run in mid-1965. Early counter-culture material from this time is few and far between, highly sought after, and very desirable! Though we have sold posters and handbills for these events with other dates/locations listed, this is just the second example of this RARE POSTER to appear in our auction!
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 blackface, 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.
Condition Details: Toning, handling
--CRITICAL DETAILS--
--TITLE: AOR-2.33, SF Mime Troupe A Minstrel Show Poster
--GRADE: Excellent 79
--CITY: San Francisco
--DATE: 1965
--PRINTING: Original First Printing Poster
--SIZE: 9.81 x 19.75
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