2010.54.4446

Honor Past Due
1990
22.00 in HIGH x 16.62 in WIDE
(55.88 cm HIGH x 42.23 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.4446

"Design: Mary Wings Thanks: The San Francisco Independent and Carrie Todor" printed vertically at center left.

Poster printed in black, olive green, and salmon ink on white paper. A black and white graphic of a woman in a military uniform on a motorcycle appears at lower left against an overall page background with multiple olive green military aircraft in flight. White text in a black rectangle at top left reads, "A Tribute to Lesbian and Gay Veterans of World War II." "Honor Past Due" is printed in large black font at upper left and smaller text continues below, "Tuesday April 17. 1990. 7.30 P.M. / First Unitarian Church / Franklin at Geary San Francisco." A black and salmon image of women lying on bunk beds is inset at upper right with text below that reads, "and a celebration on the publication of Allan Berube's book / Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War II / 7.30 Ceremony Honoring WWII Veterans / 9.15 Stage Door Canteen Reception / Food / Entertainment / Exhibit: Gay Life in WWII / Donations $10. $25. $50. / No One Turned Down for Lack of Funds / Proceeds to benefit the San Francisco Bay Area Gay and Lesbian Historical Society / Sign Language Interpreted Wheelchair Accessible / For information call: 626.0980 / Uniforms Optional."
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