Poster for an Aretha Franklin concert at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Created by
content: Globe Poster Printing Company, American, 1929 - 2010
label: Subject of
content: Aretha Franklin, American, 1942 - 2018
notes: label: Description
content: A poster for an Aretha Franklin performance at Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Friday, September 27, 1968. The poster is printed on a white background, with the event details at the top in black text: [KNOXVILLE CIVIC COLISEUM / FRI. SEPT. 27 8:30 P.M. / ADMISSION $3.50 - $4.50 - $5.50 / Tickets on Sale at the BOX OFFICE - TUCKER'S MUSIC ON THE MALL]. In the center of the flyer is a section outlined in red with graphics of stars with a cut-out black-and-white reprinted photographic portrait Aretha Franklin, depicted from the shoulders up with her hair in a straight, shoulder-length style with bangs. To the right side is a large red circle with [Aretha FRANKLIN] printed in large yellow graphic text. Titles of her songs are printed throughout the center of the flyer ["NATURAL WOMAN" / "BABY, BABY, BABY" / "CHAIN OF FOOLS" / "RESPECT" "PROVE IT" / "TAKE A LOOK" / "THINK"]. Below the red circle is [REVUE] printed in black text in a yellow rectangle outlined in red and across the bottom is [ORCHESTRA] in yellow text against a black rectangle. At the very bottom center, in small black text, is printed [GLOBE POSTER - BALTIMORE].
label: Description
content: The back of the poster had been repurposed at some point, with [YARD / SALE / 8:00 AM / SAT.] crudely painted in large black lettering.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Gospel (Music)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (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 - Other
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: 2014.37.46
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: 22 × 27 1/4 in. (55.9 × 69.2 cm)