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  • Poster for a Lena Horne performance at the Olympia Music Hall

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
    Coquatrix, Bruno, French, 1910 - 1979
    Baquet, Maurice, French, 1911 - 2005
    Steffen, Paul
    Constantin, Jean, French, 1923 - 1997
    Date
    1954
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    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)
    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.
    Place used
    Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Actors
    Entertainers
    Jazz (Music)
    Mass media
    Musical Theatre
    Popular music
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.27.9.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57088e4ce-21e1-43da-93d0-cc565a43daa3
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