Name/Title
Tara with Neon Mammy SignEntry/Object ID
2023.56.01Description
Picture postcard of the Tara 80212-B. Unmailed. The card depicts the neon Tara sign with a lawn leading to the restaurant surrounded by cars. The top half of the images is a cloudy sky.Subject Person/Organization
Tara Restaurant/Spencer House/200 CenterContext
Casual use of what is now considered a racial stereotype, the "Mammy" image was part of a romantic notions about life in the antebellum South. The happy plantation narrative was popularized by Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel "Gone with the Wind" and 1939 film that included the O'Hara family estate Tara.Collection
Business: Restaurants, Buildings: LostCataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.56Source or Donor
Schaut, AlvinAcquisition Method
Donation, unconditionalLocation
Filing cabinet
Files Accession NumberCreate Date
December 5, 2023Update Date
December 5, 2023
