Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
James "Sugar Boy" Crawford, American, 1934 - 2012
Byrd, Bobby Howard, American, 1934 - 2007
Lloyd, "Baby", American, 1941 - 2002
Date
1965
Medium
printing ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 9 7/16 × 7 in. (24 × 17.8 cm)
Description
A 3-color handbill for a concert by the singer James Brown held on Tuesday, November 30, 1965 at the Pleasure Pier Ballroom in Port Arthur, Texas. The handbill adversises James Brown and the performers accompanying him for this performance. The top of the handbill lists the concert venue, date, time, and ticket price. At center-right is a cropped portrait photograph of Brown, smiling and looking to the viewer's left, next to white text on a red background, "James/Brown/ "Out of Sight"/ Grits and Soul" "Virginia Wolfe". Below this text and image, from viewer's left to right, are three rows of text and images depicting additional performers, including: James Crawford, The Famous Flames, Bobby Byrd, and T.V. Mama; "Baby" Lloyd and Al Brisco Clark; and James Brown 18-Piece Orchestra. The handbill has text printed in blue and black ink, four text boxes in red with white print, and two text boxes outlined in red with black text inside.
Place depicted
Port Arthur, Jefferson County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Type
handbills
Topic
Funk (Music)
Mass media
Soul (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.97.3
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ffd24c03-698a-4af6-9afe-ec6c4bfbbc51

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