Poster for Mattiwilda Dobbs performance
date: label: Date
content: 1957
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon, American, 1925-2015
notes: label: Description
content: A promotional poster for a Mattiwilda Dobbs performance in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, December 9, 1957. The poster features black and white print on a blue background with a prominent halftone portrait of Dobbs on the left. In decorative white text at the top is [Mattiwilda / Dobbs / "An / exquisite / singer" / (New York Times)]. Black text along the bottom edge has performance and ticket details. There is no printing, marks, or inscriptions on the back.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Theatre
setName: label: See more items in
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, Gift of Mattiwilda Dobbs
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.135.9
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: paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 17 1/2 x 11 in. (44.5 x 27.9 cm)