Poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958
date: label: Date
content: October 6, 1958
name: label: Created by
content: Montgomery Improvement Association, American, founded 1955
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Coretta Scott King, American, 1927 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Ralph Ricardo Simpson, American, born 1933
label: Subject of
content: Holt Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1909
notes: label: Description
content: A poster advertising a concert for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on October 6, 1958. A black-and-white image of Scott King is featured near the top edge of the poster. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [APPEARING IN CONCERT]. Below the image is more black text that reads, [MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING / National Famous Soprano / MR. RALPH SIMPSON, Accompanist / Monday, October 6, 1958 – 800 p.m. / Holt Street Baptist Church / Sponsored by The / MONTGOMERY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION / Gen. Adm. $1.00]. There are inscriptions in pencil and black ink on the back of the poster as well as a purple sticky note secured with clear tape.
place: label: Place used
content: Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.90.5.1
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper with pressure-sensitive tape
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14 × 11 in. (35.5 × 27.9 cm)