{"product_id":"the-harem-new-york-1940s","title":"The Harem, New York 1940s","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAmerican burlesque is derived from theatrical entertainment in Victorian England featuring plays that were risqué and comic in style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBy the 1920s, the striptease element began to overshadow the comedic and acting elements and burlesque shows became popular with both men and women as an earthy form of entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGuests could go to The Harem in New York and have supper complete with cocktails or wine, all while watching burlesque performers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis attention-grabbing menu cover is both suggestive and humorous.  We believe the artist’s name was Leslie Morie and he portrayed the dancer as a buxom Rita Hayworth-type figure. Rita Hayworth was one of Hollywood’s top sex symbols in the 1940s – she had red hair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThere were a ton of burlesque clubs in mid-town Manhattan in the 40s and 50s – this menu is probably dated from the late 1940s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe’re not sure when The Harem ceased to exist. Burlesque went out of favor until the 90s and is still popular today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGallery quality Giclée print on natural white, matte, 100% cotton rag, acid and lignin free archival paper using Epson archival inks. Custom printed with border for matting and framing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003eEach order includes a print of the interior menu.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb style=\"line-height: 1.2;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll printed in USA.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vintage Menu Art","offers":[{"title":"8.5x11\" Archival Print (Unframed) $25.00","offer_id":57491860226214,"sku":"tqw1790052634007","price":16.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14 Archival Print (Unframed) $30.00","offer_id":57491860258982,"sku":"igx1790052634008","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"13x19 Archival Print (Unframed) $40.00","offer_id":57491860291750,"sku":"let1790052634009","price":25.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"16x20 Archival Print (Unframed) $55.00","offer_id":57491860324518,"sku":"lpg1790052634010","price":33.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x24 Archival Print (Unframed) $85.00","offer_id":57491860357286,"sku":"ifj1790052634011","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36 Archival Print (Unframed) $135.00","offer_id":57491860390054,"sku":"ith1790052634012","price":95.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/9133\/8662\/files\/the-harem-new-york-1940s_1.webp?v=1790052638","url":"https:\/\/coffeetamper.shop\/products\/the-harem-new-york-1940s","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}