Concert poster for the Darlings of Rhythm at Memorial Hall: Museum Object and Cultural History
Concert poster for the Darlings of Rhythm at Memorial Hall: Date: August 9, 1946. Published by: William C. Powell Agency, Inc., American. Subject of: Darlings of Rhythm , American, founded 1943.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color concert poster for an upcoming performance of the all-woman jazz orchestra band Darlings of Rhythm at Memorial Hall.
The poster features four black-and-white photographs capturing the orchestra outside the motion picture studios Metro Goldwyn-Meyers, RKO Radio Pictures, Warner Brothers, and Paramount Pictures. From top to bottom, the poster reads: [FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH / AIR CONDITIONED / MEMORIAL HALL / Advance $1.00 Tax Included At door $1.25 / WILLIAM C. POWELL AGENCY Inc. Presents; / THE DARLINGS / OF RHYTHM / ALL GIRL ORCHESTRA / DIRECT FROM HOLLYWOOD / Direction, William C. Powell Agency, Inc., 328 North Senate Ave., Indianapolis 2, Ind., Telephone, Rlley 5767]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: August 9, 1946
- Published by: William C. Powell Agency, Inc., American
- Subject of: Darlings of Rhythm , American, founded 1943
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on card stock
- Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (56.1 × 35.7 cm)
- Place depicted: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
- Place captured: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hollywood (Film)
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Music
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Orchestral (Music)
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2021.16.17
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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