Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971  Search this

Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959  Search this

Luis Russell, Panamanian, 1902 - 1963  Search this

Owned by:

Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 13 1/8 × 9 in. (33.3 × 22.9 cm)

Type:

programs

Place depicted:

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1947

Description:

A program for the Boston Symphony Hall that features Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. The program includes biographies and photographs of the performers. The cover features black text and a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. The text on the cover reads: [The Birth of the Blues / Billie Holiday / Louis Armstrong / Symphony Hall, Friday, April 18 1947]. The interior pages contains additional information about the jazz musicians. The back cover is an advertisement for Eddie Levine's New Musical Cocktail Lounge.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this

Jazz (Music)  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.46.29.100

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title:

Maxine Sullivan Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Books and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd586e1b8b8-9fcd-4e42-bc9e-4e770de2f3a8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.29.100