1979 ORIGINAL POSTER: "MASQUERADE BALL" / SIGNED / LINEN-BACKED

Author: ST. JAMES, MARGO
Title: 1979 ORIGINAL POSTER: "MASQUERADE BALL" / SIGNED / LINEN-BACKED
Publication: San Francisco: Margo St. James, 1979
Edition: First Edition

Description: This is an ORIGINAL poster for the 1979 "MARGO ST. JAMES' SAN FRANCISCO MASQUERADE BALL". SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink by the poster designer Randy Tuten: "To Peter, Thaks / Randy Tuten". Linen-backed. 20" x 28", plus a white linen border. Margo St. James (1937-2021) was wrongly convicted of prostitution in San Francisco, and thereafter founded "COYOTE" (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics", a sex workers union. To finance Coyote, St. James produced a series of dances, including this 1979 "Masquerade Ball", a version of which was held in San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Francisco. A Near Fine copy, now expertly linen-backed for restoration and ease of handling. Near Fine.

Seller ID: 2909

Subject: All Things Californian, Posters, San Francisco

Hardy Books

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