Object number:
2010.54.4359
Object name:
poster; work on paper
Title:
Divine: The Neon Woman
Date made:
circa 1978
Material/Technique:
Offset lithograph on paper
Dimensions:
H: 22 in, W: 14.5 in
Credit line:
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
poster
Content description:
Poster has a drawing of a woman wearing leopard skin clothing and holding a whip in the center. She is outlined in red. Poster reads, "Bernard Jay proudly presents/ Divine/ The Neon Woman/ San Franicsco's Latest Smash hit success/ written by Tom Eyen/ An outrageous comedy/ Directed by Ron Link." In the center are quotes from newspapers highlighting the success. The bottom edge reads, "--cazar Theatre 650 Geary Street, San Francisco 775-7100." [This play was set in 1962 featuring Divine in a starring role as Flash Storm, the owner of a Baltimore strip club. It played at the Hurrah! club in New York City before moving on to the Alcazar Theatre in San Francisco. -LMC]
Concepts:
homosexual; comedy
Places:
San Francisco
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