At the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Arts, they had an exhibition called "Caldonia Concert and Film Posters" These vintage posters were from the Ralph DeLuca Collection. DeLuca is a collector and appraiser of memorabilia.
What is cool about these posters is that celebrates the performances and films of African-American performers from the 1920's to the 1970's. These posters highlight was known as the "Chitlin Circuit". The Chitlin Circuit was a collection of performance venues throughout the eastern, midwestern and southern areas of the United States where African-American performers could play during racial segregation that lasted through the 1960's:
Wow - what classics.
ReplyDeleteVery cool pesters! An interesting cross-section of time and performers. One can also see how the posters evolved over time.
ReplyDeleteGreat posters! I used to own a bistro opposite two theatres and I have over 100 posters autographed by well know actors and musicians!
ReplyDeleteQuite a collection of posters! Thank you for
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Happy WW, Patrick! Have a fine week!
I love these and so nostalgic :-)
ReplyDeleteHave a musictastic week 👍
Love the old posters, the authentic ones are sometimes hard to come by here, I've had to print them out.
ReplyDeleteWow, super cool must have been a great visit to see them all in person. Thanks for sharing at SSPS. Pinned and Tweeted
ReplyDeleteSome big names too. Beautiful posters, but such an unfair time.
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Have a fabulous day and weekend, Patrick. ☺
Very nice posters that capture history. Thank you for sharing this exhibition with us at #weekendcoffeeshare.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome collection! Thanks so much for linking up at the Unlimited Link Party 100. Shared.
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