Sale 2471 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 29, 2018

381 382 381 c   (WOMEN.) Small poster for a Carnegie Hall midnight performance by “Moms” Mabley, “the funniest woman in the world.” Illustrated poster, 11 x 8 1 / 2 inches; minimal toning. [New York], 2 June [1962] [300/400] Loretta Mary Aiken (1894-1975), who performed as Jackie “Moms” Mabley, was one of the most popular African-American standup comedians of her day. Also on the bill were Cannonball Adder- ley’s jazz sextet and jazz singer Nancy Wilson. 382 c   (WOMEN.) Grifalconi, Ann; artist. The man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages . . . and ain’t I a woman? Poster in pink and purple, 32 x 23 inches; minimal wear, laid down on board. NewYork, copyright 1971 [500/750] This striking poster depicts Sojourner Truth with part of her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech— undoubtedly intended to speak to both the civil rights and feminist movements of the day.Another variant exists in brown and orange, printed by New Victoria Printers of New Hampshire. One copy in OCLC, at the University of Michigan, and none traced at auction.