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The Notorious C.H.O.
20th Century

Top of poster is printed with a color photograph of actress / comedienne Margaret Cho. Set against a red background Margaret has one hand on her hip and is using the other to mimic the claw of a...

San Francisco Mime Troupe Presents: 3 Multicultural Musical Comedies
20th Century

The poster has a black background overall. The top edge of the poster has a large red star shape and text in white: "San Francisco Mime Troupe presents / 3 Multicultural / Musical Comedies / Dec...

Working: A Musical by Studs Terkel
1996

The upper left corner has a rectangular UC Berkeley Center for Theater Arts logo. Across the center of the poster is a drawing / collage; the background of the image is a photograph of a beach at...

Poster Art of the Soviet Union
1989

Poster has a blue spotted background with orange and red text. In the center is an image of the silhouettes of Soviet Union symbols including a crossed hammer and sickle, rays of the sun and ears...

Bread & Puppet Theatre: Our Domestic Ressurection
20th Century

The poster is printer overall with a black and white photograph. The photograph shows two figures on a stage. The figure at left is wearing a coat with long black tails, white pants, and a cat...

Bread & Puppet: Our Domestic Resurrection Circus
1985

Poster has a white background with black text. In the center is an image of a lit light bulb. Poster reads, "Bread & puppet/ Our Domestic Resurrection/ Circus/ August 10 & 11, 1985/ RT 122...

Offline with the Electronic Frontier Foundation
1999

Poster has a black background with black, white, blue, and orange text. Behind the title is an image of a curved grid and below that is an image of a head with a cloudy sky and structure...

The Committee Theater
c. 1970

Poster has a tan background with black text. At the top is a circular drawing of a surreal scene with people having heads made of coins, teapots, buttons, etc. And their bodies are made of other...

The Mother
c. 1980

Poster has a yellow background with blue and red text. The main image is of a group of people, who look to be peasants, moving up stairs made by the letters in "Mother" and at the top one of them...

Social Security
c. 1986

Poster has a black and white image of a hand grasping money, jewelry and a model of the earth within a decorative frame. The text on top of the image is in blue and reads, " When you have the...

Genet's The Blacks
c. 2000

Poster has a red background with black text. Main image is of a multu-colored face of red, blue, and black. In the center of the face's forehead is information for the Harding Theater on...

I Think We're All Bozos On This Bus
c. 1971

Poster has a white background with black, red and blue text. In the center is an image of a bus full of clowns with a multi-colored drawing of San Francisco including recognizable sights such as...

A CalcuLated Forecast of Ultimate Doom
1994

Poster has a mostly red background with black and yellow text An image of a flame ball provides the background, at the top is an image of an upside down clown. Right side of the poster has images...

Bertolt Brecht
c. 1980

Poster has a pink background with black text. Main image is of Bertolt Brecht wearing a collared shirt and tie while playing the guitar. Poster reads, "Bertolt Brecht," at the bottom. Verso has a...

The San Francisco Mime Troupe in False Promises/ Nos Enganaron
1976

Poster has a yellow background with black text. At the bottom is an image of four individuals; woman in the foreground is African American and is wearing a purple dress. woman in the background is...

The San Francisco Mime Troupe in False Promises/ Nos Enganaron
1976

Poster has a yellow background with black text. At the bottom is an image of four individuals; woman in the foreground is African American and is wearing a purple dress. woman in the background is...

A Play With Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe: Bertolt Brecht's The Mother
1973

Poster has a yellow background with black, purple and white text. Main image is of a woman carrying a red flag over her shoulder. Poster reads, "A Play with Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe...

Moving Men
c. 2000

Poster has a black background with lavender text. Main image is of a male human figure with overly large hands and a large hand resting on his head. The figure has his eyes closed and he is...

A Play with Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe: Bertolt Brecht's The Mother
1973

Poster has a yellow background with black, purple and white text. Main image is of a woman carrying a red flag over her shoulder. Poster reads, "A Play with Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe...

We Can't Pay, We Won't Pay!
1979

Poster has a yellow and white background with black text outlined in orange. In the center is an image of three people, two women and one man. The women have vegetables spilling out from their...

A Play with Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe: Bertolt Brecht's The Mother
1973

Poster has a yellow background with black, purple and white text. Main image is of a woman carrying a red flag over her shoulder. Poster reads, "A Play with Music by the San Francisco Mime Troupe...

The San Francisco Mime Troupe Presents Factwino The Opera
1985

Poster has a yellow background with text outlined in red. In the center is an image of a man dressed in a red and white superhero costume with a cape and an 'F' inside a lightbulb on his chest. He...

Pitschel Players Present Lyndon's Banes
c. 1967

Poster has a tan background with black text. Main image is an altered drawing of the presidential seal where the eagles head is missing and has been placed on the arrows being held in the right...

America Hurrah: Committee Theater
c. 1970

Poster has a black background with white, black, and red text. At the top is an image of an eagle wearing what looks like a brassiere in the colors of the American flag. Poster reads, " America...

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