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Poster for a concert by Nina Simone and The Vogues

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    Unidentified

    Subject of

    Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
    The Vogues, American, founded 1963

    Description

    A large poster for a concert by Nina Simone and The Vogues at Bushnell Memorial in Hartford, Connecticut, November 1968.
    The rectangular poster is orange, white, and black. A large white hand is depicted against a bright orange background. Atop the hand are two square black-and-white images, the top one of Nina Simone and the bottom one of The Vogues. In black and orange print below the images is: [Presents IN-PERSON / NINA SIMONE / & THE VOGUES / Sunday, Nov. 3rd, 8:30 p.m. / BUSHNELL MEMORIAL Hartford / Tickets at Bushnell Box Office & Leading Record Shops $3.00, $4.25, $5.50]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    November 3, 1968

    Object number

    2021.16.19

    Restrictions & Rights

    No known copyright restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    posters

    Medium

    ink on card stock

    Dimensions

    H x W: 21 3/4 × 13 7/16 in. (55.3 × 34.2 cm)

    Place depicted

    Hartford, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Composers (Musicians)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Music
    Musicians
    Rhythm and blues (Music)
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Women

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584ec582b-0528-4bf7-8b7e-d6465c0e571b

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2021.16.19

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