Theater poster for Beauty Shop
date: label: Date
content: 1991
name: label: Printed by
content: Globe Poster Printing Company, American, 1929 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Shelly Garrett, American, 1946 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: University of the Arts, American, founded 1876
label: Subject of
content: Merriam Theater, American
notes: label: Description
content: A showcard advertising the stage play “Beauty Shop" by Shelly Garrett. The poster is small, narrow and printed on thin cardboard. The text is black, white, and Day-Glo pink and in a variety of sizes and fonts. The top fourth of the poster has two speech bubbles: the one on the left that reads, [AMERICA’S / No.1 SMASH HIT / BLACK COMEDY], in black text and is filled in with hot pink. The speech bubble on the right reads: [ALWAYS / SELLS / OUT!], as white text in a black speech bubble. Below the speech bubbles is the text: [SHELLY / GARRETT’S] written in black ink and below that is the main title of the play, [BEAUTY SHOP], outlined in black ink and overlaid with Day-Glo pink ink. The text has been set against a Day-Glo green background, featuring a brick wall and a window with a view into a barbershop, where three cartoon figures are depicted in black and white. The figure on the left is a barber, wearing a barber’s coat and holding a pair of shears. The center figure is a balding male figure wearing a barber's cape. The figure on the right is a female wearing a crop top and mini skirt, hoop earrings and has her hair arranged into two puff balls on either side of her head. Behind the figures is a counter holding a hairdryer and bottles and jars. The bottom third of the poster lists the theater location, dates, prices of admission, and information on how to purchase tickets. The reverse of the poster is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
label: Place printed
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Beauty salons (Beauty shops)
label: Topic
content: Comedy
label: Topic
content: Comedy (Theatre)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.64.2
objectType: label: Type
content: advertising cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 1/16 × 14 in. (56.1 × 35.6 cm)