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Mae West in person as Diamond Lil"" – Historic Print

Mae West in person as Diamond Lil"" — vintage poster
Mae West in person as Diamond Lil"". Vintage poster from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Mae West in person as Diamond Lil"" comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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This color poster advertises Mae West in person as Diamond Lil, the role she first played on Broadway in 1928, when she also wrote the play. Set in the 1890s Bowery and built around the saloon-hall singer Lil, the show made West's flamboyant, wisecracking persona famous and drew frequent complaints from censors. The poster was printed by Artcraft Lithographing & Printing Co. in New York, and its date of [1951] is an estimate, reflecting the postwar stage revivals that brought the character back to audiences.

Medium1 print (poster) : color ; 56 x 36 cm.
NotesNew York : Artcraft Litho. & Ptg. Co., [1951]
SubjectsWest, Mae--Performances--1950-1960. Theatrical productions--New York (State)--New York--1950-1960.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan4,937 × 6,134 px · prints to 16 × 20 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-225874

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