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Poster for Mattiwilda Dobbs performance

1957

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A promotional poster for a Mattiwilda Dobbs performance in Atlanta, Georgia on Monday, December 9, 1957. The poster features black and white print on a blue background with a prominent halftone portrait of Dobbs on the left. In decorative white text at the top is [Mattiwilda / Dobbs / "An / exquisite / singer" / (New York Times)]. Black text along the bottom edge has performance and ticket details. There is no printing, marks, or inscriptions on the back.

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Catalog reference: 2011.135.9

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