Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Subject of:

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Lonette McKee, American, born 1954  Search this

Danny Holgate  Search this

Rudy Stevenson, American, 1929 - 2010  Search this

David Jackson  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1986

Description:

Playbill for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. White background with blue box at top; white box below with photograph of a woman with a flower in her hair. The photograph is divided into quadrants with the bottom left quadrant replaced with a photograph of the woman singing. [PLAYBILL/WESTSIDE ARTS THEATRE/UPSTAIRS/LADY DAY/AT EMERSON'S/BAR & GRILL] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1986.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Drama (Theatre)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.52

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f52fe633-b4ad-4f8d-9198-6a45f8517814

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.52