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Divine's Movie & Play Posters - Pink Flamingo Women Behind Bars The Neon Woman

$890per set
£675.31per set
€772.16per set
CA$1,243.09per set
A$1,382.15per set
CHF 721.68per set
MX$16,824.08per set
NOK 9,208.32per set
SEK 8,627.76per set
DKK 5,762.76per set
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From the outrageous and fabulous well known drag queen and counterculture actor Divine (1945-1988), posters from Tom Eyen’s plays Women Behind Bars (+ 8 x 10 photo) and The Neon Woman and a poster from Divine’s cult movie Pink Flamingos by John Waters. The poster of The Neon Woman and the one of Pink Flamingos are dedicated and signed by Divine. The poster for Women Behind Bars is for the 1976 revival of the play by Tom Eyen (Mary Hartmann, Mary Hartman, Dreamgirls) featuring Divine as the matron of a Women’s House of Detention in Greenwich Village. The theme of the play is a dark comedy, an exaggerated and absurd melodrama of incarcerated women experiencing over the top campy situations . Graphics by Michael Vollbrach. Also there is a photograph from the play showing Divine exiting a cell. Pink Flamingos is a movie from 1976 written and directed by John Waters. The plot is about a wanted criminal Baltimore figure played by Divine as Babs. Babs is hiding out in a run down trailer with her family of outcasts while trying to prevent a couple from stealing her title as “The Filthiest Person Alive”. At rhe end of the movie she proves that she deserves the title. Poster designed by Irving Freeman The Neon Woman 1978 play, also by Tom Eyen, is an outrageous murder mystery set in a rundown Baltimore tacky strip joint by a retired stripper, Divine as Flash Storm. Rare poster. Autographs: Pink Flamingos – All dressed up and ready to fall in love, Always, Divine — The Neon Woman – To Tom Love, Divine Measurements: Photo – 8 inches x 10 inches – Pink Flamingos – 16 inches x 11 inches – Women Behind Bars – 22 inches x 14 inches – The Neon Woman – 22 inches by 14 inches Condition: Women Behind Bars (poster and photo)- Very Good condition ; Pink Flamingos – Good– light crinkels; The Neon Woman – Fair – folds and crinkels. Please look at all images, specially the backs of items. As an added attraction, we will include a poster from the infamous NYC meat packing district club the Mineshaft from the 1980s. Condition of the poster is good with folds and some discoloration.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 22 in (55.88 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 4
  • Style:
    Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
    1980-1989
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1980s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor structural damages. Women Behind Bars (poster and photo)- Very Good condition ; Pink Flamingo - Good- small crinkels; The Neon Woman - Fair - folds and crinkels; Photo - Good condition - no damage. Please look at all images, specially the backs of items.
  • Seller Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU830140663872

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