Advertisement card for gospel singer Rev. Isaac C. Reddie: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This advertisement card is for Rev. Isaac C. Reddie, a gospel singer, who will be performing regularly at the Bethel Baptist Church in an unidentified city. The advertisement features a black-and-white photograph of Reddie dressing in a three-piece suit and looking off frame to the right. His portrait is surrounded by printed text advertising the time and frequency of his performances, the street address of the church, and the current church pastor, Rev. C. C. Scott. The text is surrounded by a printed border of lengths of cane. An inscription is written in graphite on the reverse.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1925
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Rev. Isaac C. Reddie
• Type: advertising cards
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 × 6 in. (22.9 × 15.2 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Baptist
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Religion
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Object number: 2014.63.102.21
• 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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