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- CAAMA Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Created by
- Dexter Avenue Baptist Church, American, founded 1877
- Subject of
- King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
- Scott, Minnie Kimbrough, American, died 2012
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- September 30, 1956
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and graphite
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 × 6 × 1/16 in. (22.9 × 15.3 × 0.1 cm)
- Description
- A program for a recital for Mrs. Coretta Scott King on September 30, 1956. A black-and-white image of Scott King is centrally featured. She is depicted in bust pose, in three-quarters profile looking towards the left edge of the image. She is wearing sleeveless dark dress with a light colored, ruffled neckline. Above the image is black text that reads, [THE USHER BOARDS / AND THE / YOUNG MATRONS COUNCIL / OF / DEXTER AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH / PRESENT]. Below the image is additional black text that reads [CORETTA SCOTT KING / SOPRANO / In Recital / MINNIE KIMBROUGH SCOTT / ACCOMPANIST / MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA / Sunday, September 30, 1956 – 5:30 P.M. / Rev. M. L. King, Jr. ………………….Pastor / Mr. L. W. Smiley ………………….Chairman / Mrs. Norman Walton ………………….Co-Chairman / Mr. R. D. Nesbitt ………………….Advisor]. The program has eight (8) interior pages, a front cover, a back cover, and handwritten notes on some of the interior pages. There is a purple sticky note affixed to the back of the booklet.
- Place used
- Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Type
- souvenir programs
- Topic
- American South
- Amusements
- Baptist
- Classical (Music)
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Religion
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.90.5.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.