- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Armstrong, Louis, American, 1901 - 1971
- Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
- Russell, Luis, Panamanian, 1902 - 1963
- Owned by
- Sullivan, Maxine, American, 1911 - 1987
- Date
- 1947
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 1/8 × 9 in. (33.3 × 22.9 cm)
- Description
- A program for the Boston Symphony Hall that features Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. The program includes biographies and photographs of the performers. The cover features black text and a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. The text on the cover reads: [The Birth of the Blues / Billie Holiday / Louis Armstrong / Symphony Hall, Friday, April 18 1947]. The interior pages contains additional information about the jazz musicians. The back cover is an advertisement for Eddie Levine's New Musical Cocktail Lounge.
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Maxine Sullivan Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.29.100
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.