Poster for Rock 'N Roll Revue
date: label: Date
content: 1955
name: label: Distributed by
content: Studio Films, Inc., American, 1951 - 1956
label: Subject of
content: Dinah Washington, American, 1924 - 1963
label: Subject of
content: Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002
label: Subject of
content: Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Ruth Brown, American, 1928 - 2006
label: Subject of
content: The Delta Rhythm Boys, American, 1934 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Willie Bryant, American, 1908 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Big Joe Turner, American, 1911 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Larry Darnell, American, 1921 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: The Clovers, American, founded 1946
label: Subject of
content: Coles & Atkins, American, 1940 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Martha Davis, American, 1917 - 1960
label: Subject of
content: Leonard Reed, American, 1907 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Nipsey Russell, American, 1918 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Little Buck, American
notes: label: Description
content: Large pink poster featuring cut out photographs of faces of musicians. Faces include Joe Turner, Dinah Washington, Lionel Hampton, Nat "King" Cole, Duke Ellington, Larry Darnell, The Clovers, and Ruth Brown. Near each face is a caption indicating who each person is. Along the top is black scripted text [Rhythm-Packed and Star-Studded]. On the right side, about half way down is a white square with musical lines and notes bordering each edge. When the square is pink text [ROCK 'N / ROLL / REVUE]. In the center of the poster, on the left border of the square is a logo for [KALEIDOSCOPIC / WONDERCOLOR]. In the lower right corner, additional artists are listed [Plus / COLES & ATKINS / MARTHA DAVIS / LITTLE BUCK / DELTA RHYTHM BOYS / MANTAN MORELAND / LEONARD REED / "NIPSY"RUSSELL / M.C. WILLIE BRYANT]. Along the very bottom of the poster in the lower right corner is a graphic of a film strip with the letters [S/F], each with a film frame. On either side of the graphic is the production company [A STUDIO FILMS / PRODUCTION].
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Musical films
label: Topic
content: Rock and roll (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
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: 2013.46.15
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 41 15/16 × 28 1/4 in. (106.5 × 71.8 cm)