Broadside for a James Brown concert at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A broadside for a James Brown concert at Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort. The Broadside features a color image of James Brown singing with his eyes closed. Written in yellow and blue lettering at the top of the broadside is “James Brown.” On the bottom right corner in yellow and white text and blue and white text is “THURSDAY / OCTOBER 21 / 7 PM.” At the bottom left is the Soaring Eagle Casino’s logo. At the bottom center is information on ticketing and hotel packages.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1999
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
• Subject of: Soaring Eagle Casino, American
• Type: portraits
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 281 3/16 × 21 15/16 in. (714.2 × 55.7 cm)
• Place used: Mount Pleasant, Isabella County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2008.7.9
• 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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