Flier advertising performances at the Apollo Theater
date: label: Date
content: 1961
name: label: Commissioned by
content: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Aretha Franklin, American, 1942 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Horace Silver, American, 1928 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Sonny Stitt, American, 1924 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: James Moody, American, 1925 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Brook Benton, American, 1931 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: Bunny Briggs, American, 1922 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Eddie Jefferson, American, 1918 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: The Flamingos, American, founded 1953
label: Subject of
content: Little Anthony and the Imperials, American, founded 1958
label: Owned by
content: Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
notes: label: Description
content: A white Apollo Theater flier with blue text and images owned by Ginger Smock. The front of the flier advertises concerts at the theater for the week of Feb. 10, 1961 and has images and names of the people performing. Nina Simone, Horace Silver, Sonny Stitt, James Moody and Eddie Jefferson are pictured. The back of the flier advertises concerts at the theater for the week of Feb. 17th. The top has the Apollo Theater logo and address. Below the logo are images of Brook Benton, The Flamingos, Sam cook and Aretha Franklin as well as the names of additional performers.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Soul (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, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.161.8
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
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: 11 × 4 1/4 in. (28 × 10.8 cm)