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Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection

Topic:
Marlboro (cigarette brand)
Black Folk Us (Chicago arts festival)
Creator:
McBain, Emmett  Search this
Names:
Burrell McBain Advertising (Chicago, Ill.)  Search this
McDonald's Corporation.  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertisements
Posters
Place:
Chicago (Ill.) -- Art festivals -- 1970-1980
Date:
1971 - 1976
Summary:
Collection of Emmett McBain art supervisor and creative consultant for J.W. Thompson and Shoft Sheen Products, co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising, Chicago, Illinois.
Scope and Contents:
This collection contains examples of advertisements done by McBain for McDonald, Malboro, and a Chicago Arts Festival entitled "Black Folk Us." The nine posters in the collection date from 1971 to 1976.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Biographical / Historical:
Emmett McBain has been an art supervisor for the J.W. Thompson advertising agency in Detroit, a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products, and co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising in Chicago.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Mr. Emmett McBain in 1985.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
African Americans -- 1970-1980  Search this
Art festivals -- 1970-1980 -- Illinois -- Chicago  Search this
Cigarettes -- advertising -- 1970-1980  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertisements -- 1950-2000
Posters -- 1960-1980
Citation:
Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1973-1976, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0192
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Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep898bcc67f-7455-47f5-85cf-4a3b27c6ea8c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0192
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