- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- 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
- 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
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.