[Mpls] lawnsigns

[Terrell Brown]

--- Linda Higgins <lhiggins at nmpls.com> wrote:

> Then there were the Barbara Carlson lawnsigns that were a 7-color
> screenprint of her face -- no words. They were stolen nightly, by
> people who
> wanted to display the pretty "art" in their homes. They probably cost
> the
> campaign more than $10 a piece. I'll admit mine hangs inside my
> garage.

[TB]  Probably the most memorable lawn sign in Minneapolis, a decade
later and they still occaisionally show up at garage sales.  And when
it shows up at the garage sale someone will buy it.

Seems like someone had a (very) large version of it hanging on a house
along Kenwood Parkway that could be seen while driving along the now
deceased Hwy 12.

With local candidates, one of the major reasons for the sign is to
establish name recognition.  Generally you're not going to get someone
to vote for you if they don't know your name.  In Barbara's case, I
don't think she lacked name recognition, even back then.





Terrell Brown
Loring Park