/internal/media/dispatcher/15143/fullPostcard advertising a Lee Harvey Oswald-themed marionette performance20046 x 4 in. (15.2 x 10.2 cm)PaperThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2011.015.00010Rare postcard of a Lee Harvey Oswald marionette posed like the famous backyard photograph with the guns that advertises a performance of “The Life and Times of Lee Harvey Oswald” performed by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater in New York in 2004.
The back side of the postcard reads:
"La MaMa e.t.c. in association with
GOH PRODUCTIONS presents
The LIFE and TIMES of
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
Conceived & Directed by
VÍT HOREJŠ
Costume Design By Marionettes by
THERESA LINNAHAN MILOŠ KASAL
Choreography by Dummies by
MARTHA TORNAY VÁCLAV KRCÁL
Performed by
THE CZECHOSLOVAK-AMERICAN MARIONETTE THEATRE
Featuring [centered]
Deborah Beshaw - Michelle Beshaw
David Michael Friend - Vít Horejs - Ron Jones
Sarah Lafferty - Theresa Linnahan - Emily Wilson
Keyboards: Benjamin Caron
La MaMa e.t.c. [centered]
74A East 4th Street @ Second Avenue
First Floor Theater
May 27th - June 13th 2004
Thursdays - Saturdays at 8:00PM
Sundays at 2:30PM & 8:00PM
Benefit Thursday June 3rd at 8:00PM $35 - reception follows
info 212-7777[sic]-3891 www.czechmarionettes.org, czechmarionettes@aol.com
$15/TDF BOX OFFICE 212.475.7710
On-line Ticketing Available at www.lamama.org"
Printed along center of postcard in a vertical single line of text oriented towards the right reverse edge is the following text:
"Photography by Orlando Marra with puppet by Theresa Linnihan. Postcard designed by David Michael Friend"
On right half of reverse of postcard near upper edge is printed:
"GOH Productions
239 East 5th Street #1D
New York, NY 10003"
Printed along the lower right half of the postcard are logos of the following sponsors and funders:
National Endowment For the Arts
"State of the Arts NYSCA"
City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs
TSA
Underneath the logos is the following text:
"This event has been made possible in part with public funds from the National
Endowment of the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, NYC
Department of Cultural Affairs. Additional support from Materials for the Arts,
and private donors. Official carrier is Czech Airlines."
A logo for
"1-800
POSTCARDS"
is printed in the lower right corner.
Postcard is in very good condition. Minimal color loss on front edges. Corners slightly bent. (JM 03/01/2017)Documents6380310.160020320015.240030480133406Postcard0E-10Rare postcard of a Lee Harvey Oswald marionette posed to resemble Oswald's famous backyard photograph that advertises a performance of “The Life and Times of Lee Harvey Oswald” performed by the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre in New York in 2004.
The back side of the postcard details the production staff of The Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theatre as well as contact information for purchasing tickets from the La Mama Experimental Theatre Club in New York. Photography by Orlando Marra with puppet by Theresa Linnihan. Postcard designed by David Michael Friend.
This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.
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