Autographed program for a Louis Armstrong tour in Australia and New Zealand: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A paperback program for a Louis Armstrong tour in Australia and New Zealand. The front cover is blue with a close-up image of Louis Armstrong's face, while playing the trumpet. Black text at the top right corner of the front cover reads “HARRY M. MILLER PRESENTS.” Large white text at the top of the front cover reads “LOUIS ARMSTRONG.” The program has 22 pages and contains articles, black and white images and advertisements. Articles include biographies of Louis Armstrong, his band the All Stars, Lucille Armstrong, Jewel Brown and Eddie Cano. There is also an article about Armstrong's international travel and reputation as "Ambassador Satchmo." The last page of the program is signed by Louis Armstrong in the top right corner. The back cover is an advertisement for Pan American World Airways.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1962
• Printed by: J. E. Jenkins & Co. Ltd., New Zealander
• Commissioned by: Harry M. Miller, Australian, born 1934
• Subject of: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
• Subject of: Lucille Armstrong, American, 1914 - 1983
• Subject of: Jewel Brown, American
• Subject of: Eddie Cano, American, 1927 - 1988
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: closed: 11 3/16 × 8 3/4 × 1/8 in. (28.4 × 22.2 × 0.3 cm)
• Dimensions: open: 11 3/16 × 17 7/16 × 1/8 in. (28.4 × 44.3 × 0.3 cm)
• Place used: Auckland, New Zealand, Oceania
• Place used: Australia, Oceania
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: International affairs
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Latin jazz (Music)
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: 2014.3.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Paxton and Rachel Baker
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.