[African Americana]. [American Library Association]

Get a Head Start at the Library...[caption title]

[N.p.]: American Library Association / Padgett & Walsh, 1985. Two color-printed, photographically-illustrated posters, each 34 x 22 inches. Minor edge and surface wear, one poster with two small gouges at center of the image area. A vibrant pair. Very good. Item #3937

A pair of promotional posters advertising the American Library Association's 1985 campaign to "Get a head start at The Library." Each poster is emblazoned with that title. One of the posters features a young African-American girl sitting on the ground, reading a book titled, Making the Most of Your First Job while leaning against her lemonade stand. The caption at the bottom says simply, "Read." The credit along the left side of the poster notes the photograph was taken by Julie Melton. The second poster depicts champion boxer Sugar Ray Leonard reading Hansel and Gretel to his two sons, Ray, Jr. and Jarrell Leonard (the two small gouges in this poster occur in the area of Jarrell's hair). This photograph was taken by George de Vincent. The caption at the bottom of this poster says, "Read together." These posters are part of a long-standing promotional program by the American Library Association to encourage reading and visiting the local library. The 1985 campaign also included subjects such as Dan Marino and Lee Iacocca; these posters are among the few up to that time to feature African Americans.

Price: $850.00