THE MUMMERS ELLIOTT CURSON
LET’S GET THINGS STRAIGHT
This book is a rehearsal for a bigger and better book I’ll be doing on The Philadelphia Mummers. If you aren’t from Philadelphia, I have to mention that every New Year’s Day since 1901, Mummers have dressed up and marched down Broad Street. The various divisions culminate with the String Bands. If their music doesn’t put you in a happy frame of mind, nothing will. I renewed an interest in the Mummers through filmmaker Max Raab (wearing the red scarf.) He was producing a Mummers documentary, “Strut!”with Seymour Mednick, an award-winning photographer who spent 50 years chronicling the parade, and acclaimed movie director, Robert Downey Sr . One day, Bob popped into my office with one of Seymour’s amazing photos and said, “I know you can make a great poster with this.” I gave it the title, “One day a year, the working people of Philadelphia rule.” I think that sums it up. Elliott Curson
HEARTS ON THE RISE
HAVE A HEART FACE
HEAT-SEEKING
I CAN ROW. CANOE?
FRIENDLY ESCAPE
STRIPES AT REST
BEST DAY OF THE YEAR
ROWS BY ROW
EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET IN TO THE ACT
LEADER OF THE PACK
CHECK!
COMING OR GOING
WHAT’S GOING ON
I WISH IT WAS ME
PETE: THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO” STRUT!”
SAY BALANCED BUDGET
PUTTIN’ ON THE RITZ
ALL IN THE FAMILY
HOW DID THIS CRAP GET IN HERE?
MOVE IT OR LOSE IT
MOON MUMMERS
PUSHING IT AS FAR AS IT GOES
GOT SOAP?
DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?
YES!
@2017 ELLIOTT CURSON
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