Broadside for a James Brown concert at Lowell Memorial Auditorium
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Object Details
- Distributed by
- Big World Productions, American
- Owned by
- James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Subject of
- Lowell Memorial Auditorium, American, founded 1922
- Description
- A black-and-white broadside for a James Brown concert at Lowell Memorial Auditorium. The broadside has white lettering at top that reads “BIG WORLD PRODUCTIONS presents / LOWELL / MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM / FRIDAY JANUARY 17 / 8:00pm / The Godfather of Soul.” At the center of the broadside is an image of James Brown singing with his eyes closed. He is holding a microphone close to his mouth with his right hand. Written below the image in gray text is “James / BROWN.” At the bottom of the page are telephone numbers for Ticketmaster and the box office. Big World Production’s logo and web address is also at the bottom.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 2003
- Object number
- 2008.7.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Type
- portraits
- broadsides
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 28 cm)
- Place used
- Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Communication
- Funk (Music)
- Soul (Music)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2008.7.19
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd551516c93-dde9-4f91-9ab7-440d05e273c9
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