- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.97.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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