Rare original 1966 vintage memorial broadside flyer printed immediately following the death of legendary controversial comedian Lenny Bruce. The front features striking black-and-white graphic portrait art of Bruce alongside a famous quote. The reverse side prints the full tribute essay "On the Town: The Sickness That Killed Lenny" by noted music and culture critic Ralph J. Gleason, originally published in the San Francisco Chronicle on Friday, August 5, 1966.
Subject: Lenny Bruce (Leonard Schneider) Memorial / Tribute Flyer
Author/Text: Ralph J. Gleason (San Francisco Chronicle, August 5, 1966)
Format: Double-sided vintage newsprint broadside / flyer
Theme: Stand-up comedy history, counterculture, 1960s beat/jazz ephemera
Condition: Vintage condition with light age-toning along borders and faint handling folds/creasing. Text and high-contrast artwork remain sharp and clear.
L7-37
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