performance

Reality
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a background image of a figure looking up while another figure hugs his chest, tinted blue and orange. Down the right edge is a purple background with a peach/orange and green...

Evening of the Soul 1983
1983

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is a black and white illustration with a face at the center. The face is divided down the middle, half white and half black. Surrounding the...

Ambrosia
1978

Poster has a black printed background. At the top is "Ambrosia" in white outlined in brown followed by a white circle outlined in brown with an illustration of the profile of a woman wearing a...

Novella Nelson
1975

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "ASUC S.U.P.E.R.B. & Earth Art Productions / Presents / In Concert / Novella Nelson". At the center of the poster is an illustration...

Black Picture Show
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background with white text and images. At the top left is a white rectangle with half of a face in black. At the top right of the poster is "City...

Go Down Garvey
1991

Top of poster has a color reproduction of a painting showing men in military uniform in a collage of images of citites, villages and ships. To the bottom left of the image is "Our Legacy to Marcus...

One Act Festival
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and red ink printed on white paper. Down the left side are three illustrations stacked. At the top is a shattered heart with "Romance" above. At the center is a bloody ax with "...

Sanctuary: The Spirit of Harriet Tubman
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster shows a stylized color image of human figures walking through waving and braided fabric. Adhered on the top left corner of the image is a white piece of paper with "Tickets On Sale...

Rhodessa Jones & Idris Ackamoor
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a background that transitions from yellow at the top to brown at the bottom. Across the top is "Rhodessa Jones & Idris Ackamoor / with Jon Greene ''...

The Blacks
1972

Poster has a black printed background. At the center is a green and yellow tinted image of a figure in a white mask. At the bottom left is "The Department of Dramatic Art / presents / A University...

Raining Down Stars
1992

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a gray background with black shaded figure on all fours over a white background. In the figure are stars with black and white photos of people. Down the...

Lawd Ha' Mercy
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background. Across the top is "Morris Day - Jerome Benton / David Whitfield - musical director Edwin Hawkins / in" in white and red, "David E. Talbert''s" in orange and...

Take Care of Business
1971

Poster has black text printed on white paper. Across the top is "The / Black Educational Theatre / presents" followed by a large image of a striped hallway leading to an open striped door. In the...

California Blues Festival
2001

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color background - pink at the top and bottom and yellow at the center. At the top is "The Blues and R&B Music Foundation, Inc. / proudly presents...

Oaktown
1992

Poster has a red, pink and white background with black text. At the top is a list of presenting organizations followed by "Oaktown / Sucker Free Living / dance & show tour". Centered on the...

Mardi Gras Ball
1989

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a color background - red, yellow and green - with black text. At the top are the logos of the presenters and "The Vallejo Annual / Mardi Gras Ball / New...

The Isley Brothers
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background with white text and a black and white image. Across the top is "The Isley / Brothers". The photo at the left shows three men in blazers. At the right is "June...

Etta James
1986

Poster has blue and red ink - blue at the top and red at the bottom - printed on white paper. Dowm the top left is "Robert Mohead / presents at... / Keshas / Inn / 2618 / San Pablo Ave. / Berkeley...

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Top of poster has a quote, in black, from the New York Post followed by "Ceremonies / in / Dark Old / Men" in orange. At the center of the poster is a black and white illustration of a (barbershop...

Celebration of the Black Dance Experience
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and white photos and black text printed on white paper. At the top is "celebration of the / Black dance experience / A Journey From Africa To Central And South America And The...

The Visit
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top is the face of a man in a hat in a larger white circle. On the hat is "The". Below the circle is "Visit" with the "t"...

3 Black One Act Plays
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is an illustration with tribal masks. At the top right is "Sons/Ancestors / Players / Present" in yellow followed by "3 Black One / Act /...

Festival
1990

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a black background. At the top of the poster is a gray box filled with images of notable African Americans. At the bottom of the poster is "Berkeley...

Forum 85
1985

Poster has black ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Forum 85 / Presents". At the center is a copy of a newspaper article with five columns of text and a black and white image of four women...

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