Poster for concert featuring Etta Moten Barnett presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha
date: label: Date
content: 1930s
name: label: Printed by
content: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
label: Photograph by
content: B. Coony
label: Subject of
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Mattie Dalton Jackson, American
label: Subject of
content: Margaret Davis Bowen, American, 1894 - 1976
label: Subject of
content: Laura Troy Knight, American
label: Subject of
content: Viola Lockley, American
label: Subject of
content: Margaret Palmer, American
label: Owned by
content: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black and white poster for a concert featuring Etta Moten Barnett presented by Alpha Kappa Alpha. The poster consists of a large black and white image of Etta Moten Barnett in the center with black text above and below the image. The picture depicts her seated, with her back to the camera. She turns to gaze at the viewer over her left shoulder, her left hand on her left hip. She wears a high collared dark velvet jacket with embroidery on the collar and down the back. The jacket is short, fitted, and has sleeves that flare wide at the wrist. On the bottom she wears a long lace skirt. She is seated on a round dark wood surface. In the bottom right corner of the image is a printed signature in white cursive text that reads “B COONY[?] / CHICAGO.” The image has a black background. In the wide white margin above the image is large black text that reads “ETTA MOTEN / ARTIST / CONCERT – STAGE – RADIO – SCREEN.” Below the image is large black text that reads “ In a Presentation of Song / Classical / Modern / FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9 / HUGHES HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM / Clifton Ave. and McMillan St. / Presented by the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.” Under this text are listed six names that are the general chairman, chairman of publicity, ticket sales, and associate chairmen of the event. There is a handwritten inscription on the front upper right corner of the poster noting that the poster is a "Rough proof." The back is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Etta Moten Barnett Archive
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: A2022.13.1.36
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 21 13/16 × 15 7/16 in. (55.4 × 39.2 cm)