Poster for a Lena Horne performance at the Olympia Music Hall
date: label: Date
content: 1954
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Bruno Coquatrix, French, 1910 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Maurice Baquet, French, 1911 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Paul Steffen
label: Subject of
content: Jean Constantin, French, 1923 - 1997
notes: label: Description
content: This poster advertises Lena Horne's appearance at the Olympia Music Hall in Paris, France from August 23 to September 11. The poster is has a green background with white, green and purple text against contrasting color fields. Across the top margin is text that reads "L'Olympia/ votre Music-Hall!" in white lettering against a purple oval. Beneath is a large purple rectangle with white text that reads "La Grande Vedette Internationale/ LENA/ HORNE." There is a white margin around the poster's edge.
place: label: Place used
content: Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Mass media
label: Topic
content: Musical Theatre
label: Topic
content: Popular music
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 - 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: 2011.27.9.1
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
label: Dimensions
content: Framed: 23 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 1/2 in. (60.6 x 41.8 x 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (Image): 22 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (57.8 x 39.4 cm)