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Paul Goodman: Three New Books Coming This Fall
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has blue and red ink printed on brown paper. At the top is a stylized illustration of a man in glasses and the text "weapons / that do not / weigh one / down." At the bottom of the poster...

The Berkeley Public Library Foundation
2003

Poster for the Berkeley Public Library Foundation annoucing an authors dinner. Image is a man reclining in a mall boat while reading a book. A fishing rod extends out of the boat, and hanging from...

Margaret Randall
1989

Poster advertising an appearance of author Margaret Randall as a benefit for the Break the Silence Mural Project. Poster has a photographic portrait of Randall from the waist up, with arms in...

A Public Reading by William S. Burroughs
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black ink printed on tan paper. At the left is a stylized image of a man in a suit with a cigarette in his mouth. At the right is "students for a / democratic media / present / a public...

The Great Prairie Read-In & Dinner-Pail Supper
1986

Poster has black ink printed on yellow paper. At the top is "The Great Prairie Read-In / & Dinner-Pail Supper" follwoed by a stylized image of a man pulling grain in a field with two children...

2nd Annual Berkeley Public Library Foundation Authors Dinner
2004

Poster has a multicolor,s tylized background image of a man and woman sitting at a table in a library with books stacked nearby and full wine glasses in front of them. At the top of the image is "...

A Valentine Evening with Gore Vidal
1994

Top of poster has an image of a man in a suit with his face resting on his hands, set on a green background. Across the top edge is a list of presenters in pink. At the bottom of the image of the...

Ram Dass
1990

Poster has a pink printed background. Centered at the top is "Hanuman Foundation presents" in black followed by a black and whtie image of a man smiling and hugging a woman. At the top left is "...

Sisters in Crime
1991

This horizontally-oriented poster has a black background with a red map of the United States in the center. There are ovals containing text and small pictures related to crime novels arranged...

Wollstonecraft-Shelley
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has unprinted white edges at the top and bottom with a green background with a flower and leaf design at the center. Over the green are stylized black and white images of two women from the...

2000

This poster features a photograph of "Calvin Simmons / Director and Conductor" set against a background of swirling black lines in a white field. There are three photographs below of...

A Tribute to African American Writers
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a black printed background with a stylized color illustration of a woman in a beret using a typewriter, with a male figure in the top left corner, a city skyline down the left side, a...

Gwendolyn Brooks
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has white unprinted edges enclosing a gray background with a thin blue line border. At the top is "Gwendolyn Brooks - poet and author. volumes / of poetry: The Bean Eaters, Annie Allen, and...

Famous Black American Writers
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black text printed in white paper. At the top left is "Famous Black / American / Writers". At the top center is a large oval filled with black and white illustrations of famous African...

Zora Neale Hurston
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has black and brown ink printed on white paper. At the top is "Zora / Neale / Hurston / novelsist and short story writer. Their / Eyes Were Watching God, Jonah''s Gourd / Vine, and Men and...

I Know What the Red Clay Looks Like
Late 20th Early 21st Century

Poster has a red printed background with a yellow strip at the top and a green strip at the bottom. At the center is a color illustration showing the backs of three African American women reaching...

Black American Authors
1997

Poster printed on white paper. Across the top in purple is "Black American Leaders". Rest of poster is divided into six sections - three coulmns/two rows - outlined in purple. Each section has an...

Eduardo Galeano
1995

Poster has a thick unprinted white border overall. The top of the poster has a brown background with text in white: "Eduardo has lived with Indians, peasants, revolutionaries. / He has more...

An Evening of Tenderness with Eduardo Galeano
n.d.

Poster is printed on white paper with text and images in orange and green. The top of the poster has text in green: "W.W. Norton Publishers / The Express & independent bookstores / Black Oak,...

Eduardo Galleano
1995

Poster has a thick unprinted white border overall. The top of the poster has a brown background with text in white: "Eduardo has lived with Indians, peasants, revolutionaries. / He has more...

Studs Terkel Speaking on Race
n.d.

Poster has a wide unprinted white border and a narrow black and white checkered border. Poster has a black and white photograph of Studs Terkel in suit and tie with a checkered shirt overall. Top...

Studs Terkel Speaking on Race
n.d.

Poster has a wide unprinted white border and a narrow black and white checkered border. Poster has a black and white photograph of Studs Terkel in suit and tie with a checkered shirt overall. Top...

An evening with Barbara Kingsolver
c. 2000

Poster depicts purple, red, and green print on a yellow-orange background with a white border. Image is an orange and yellow collage of printed and handwritten text. Text of poster includes "KPFA...

Bill of Rights 1791-1991
1960-2010

Poster is printed on white paper with text and images in black. The top of the poster has the text "Bill of Rights" with white horizontal lines thought the text as if it were erased in places;...

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