Object Details
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Bruno Coquatrix, French, 1910 - 1979
- Maurice Baquet, French, 1911 - 2005
- Paul Steffen
- Jean Constantin, French, 1923 - 1997
- Description
- 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.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1954
- Object number
- 2011.27.9.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- posters
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Framed: 23 7/8 x 16 7/16 x 1/2 in. (60.6 x 41.8 x 1.3 cm)
- L x W (Image): 22 3/4 x 15 1/2 in. (57.8 x 39.4 cm)
- Place used
- Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musical Theatre
- Popular music
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.27.9.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57088e4ce-21e1-43da-93d0-cc565a43daa3
