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Broadside advertisement for a James Brown concert at the Nippon Budokan

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Unidentified

    Owned by

    James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006

    Subject of

    Nippon Budokan, Japanese, founded 1964

    Description

    A broadside featuring an image of James Brown with Japanese text. James Brown is on the left side of the broadside. He is wearing a silver colored suit with a burgundy shirt. He right arm is raised and he is pointing with his right hand. He is singing and a microphone can be seen next to him. On the bottom left side of broadside written in yellow text over the bottom of the image of James Brown is “Come on JB!” Yellow and white Japanese text is on the right side of the broadside. Several phone numbers for ticketing agencies are listed.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1992-1993

    Object number

    2008.7.17

    Restrictions & Rights

    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    portraits
    broadsides

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 14 1/4 x 20 1/4 in. (36.2 x 51.4 cm)

    Place used

    Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, Asia

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Communication
    Funk (Music)
    Soul (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bed7ec04-4bad-4f39-a12c-7d541121e1d0

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2008.7.17

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