A broadside for a James Brown concert at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. The Broadside features a color image of James Brown singing with his eyes closed. Written in yellow and blue lettering at the top of the broadside is “James Brown.” On the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.9
A broadside advertising a James Brown concert at The Showbox. The broadside is white with a black-and-white image of a young James Brown in profile and black-and-white text. The image of James Brown is on the left side of the poster. The text on the right…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.20
A large broadside advertising a James Brown concert at the Blue moon Jazz festival in Cologne, Germany. The broadside features a color image of James Brown wearing a purple jacket and pants leaning against a concrete block in front of a building. “JAMES…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.12
A broadside advertising a James Brown concert in Shanghai. The broadside is black with blue and white text in both English and Chinese. A color image of James Brown is on the left side of the broadside. He is wearing a green sequined jacket, green pants…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.15
Broadside advertising a concert at Oak Street A.M.E. Zion Church of Madame Sissieretta Jones on Thursday April 27, 1893. The advertisment has an engraved vignette of Jones as well as information about the musical concert.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.62
A broadside for the formerly enslaved musician Thomas Wiggins, known as "Blind Tom." The broadside is printed in black and red ink on cream-colored paper. Along the top edge of the broadside is large red text that reads [THE EIGHTH WONDER / of the world.].…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2021.89
An original broadside printed in green ink on white paper, advertising a performance by Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra at “The Metropolitan.” The text reads: [NOW IN PERSON / AT THE / METROPOLITAN / DUKE ELLINGTON / AND HIS / COTTON CLUB /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.11.1
A broadside advertising a poetry reading by Essex Hemphill in London, England. Broadside is an electrostatic print on medium weight wove paper, green with black text. At center is a portrait of Hemphill framed by two mirrored figures holding flowers.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2018.103.1
1834 Baltimore Front-Street Theatre broadside in black ink on dark yellowed paper. The main text reads: [Baltimore Theater, Front-Street. / The Third Night of the Engagement of / Mr. J. R. Scott. / The Second Night of the / New Indian Tragedy. / On…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.59.5
A single-sheet broadside printed in black ink on wood pulp paper. The broadside is an announcement for a slave auction that took place on January 29, 1855 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Written at the top of the broadside in bold lettering is [56 VERY CHOICE /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2009.9.7
A broadside of the grand opening of House of Blues Chicago. The broadside is blue, yellow and pink with black text. Black musical clefs and stars are on both sides of the broadside. James Brown and His Orchestra are featured as headlining act to perform at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2008.7.13
This poster is an advertisement for a lectures series. It is made up of densely-spaced decorative script in letters of black and off-white. In the center is a black rectangle filled with off-white text that reads "Anatomy of / the Black Aesthetic; / an…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2015.97.21
A broadside advertising the musical drama "Out of Bondage", the first play about slavery with an African-American cast. It features the cast, and a synopsis of the three acts that make up the play. The broadside has some slight wear and is affixed to a…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.74
A poem titled Sunny: (From an Old Photograph) written by Naomi Long Madgett and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 11. The poem is printed on yellow textured paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.6
A poem titled "Letter from a Wife" written by Sarah Carolyn Reese. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 12. The poem is printed on light blue paper in blue ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.25
Poem printed in black ink on light-blue paper titled Backlash Blues by Langston Hughes. Surrounding the text on the page is a narrow black border. Under the poem is the copyright and publisher address. The poem was published by Broadside press as Broadside…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.124.2
A poem titled "Song of the Son" written by Jean Toomer and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 15. The poem is printed on off-white paper with purple accents in purple ink. The text is bordered by a purple rectangle with a scalloped inside edge.…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.7
A poem titled "Black Madonna" written by Harold G. Lawrence and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 18. The poem is printed on white paper in tan ink. At the top of the page is a depiction of an African American Madonna, in profile, looking…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.8
A poem titled "The Wall: For Edward Christmas" written by Gwendolyn Brooks and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 19. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. The top half of the poem is bordered on three sides by a black geometric…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.9
A poem titled "Dressed All in Pink" written by Dudley Randall. The poem is on pink paper and printed with dark pink ink. The poem is centered in the middle of the paper. The title is in cursive script. At the bottom of the page at center are the copyright,…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.1
A collection of poems titled "2 Poems For Black Relocation Centers" written by Etheridge Knight and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 21. The poem is printed on white paper in blue ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.10
A poem titled "Earth: For Mrs. Mary Bethune and the African and Afro-American Women" written by Askia Muhammad Touré and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 24. The poem is printed on white paper in brown ink. The copyright, broadside number, and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.11
A poem titled "black and white" written by Tony Rutherford. The poem was published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 28. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.26
A poem titled "The Squared Circle" written by Carl Killebew and published by Broadside Press as Broadside No. 29. The poem is printed on white paper in black ink. The copyright, broadside number, and publisher information is printed at the bottom of the…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.154.12
