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Poster of James Brown

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Owned by

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006

Description

A white poster with an image James Brown. He is wearing large orange flamed glasses a blue pinstriped jacket and pants with a white shirt underneath. He is also wearing a multicolored scarf around his neck. He is standing with his right leg on the seat of a gold colored metal bench with a blue cushion. His right hand is resting on his right knee. His left hand is holding onto the left side of the bench. Printed in gold cursive lettering below the image is “James Brown.” Printed in black text at the bottom of the page is “THE GODFATHER OF SOUL.”

Credit Line

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

Date

ca. 1975

Object number

2008.7.14

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

portraits
posters

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 22 1/16 × 16 15/16 in. (56 × 43 cm)

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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/fd57a74cd51-732a-40c2-95e4-4bf78d92f042

Record ID

nmaahc_2008.7.14

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