Broadside for a James Brown concert at The Showbox: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A broadside advertising a James Brown concert at The Showbox. The broadside is white with a black-and-white image of a young James Brown in profile and black-and-white text. The image of James Brown is on the left side of the poster. The text on the right side of the poster reads “”MODERN PRODUCTIONS / & 1250 KYAC WELCOME / THE ONE AND ONLY / JAMES / BROWN / NOVEMBER 16…” The time ticket price address and name of the venue and multiple locations of where tickets can be purchased are also included. A company logo for Modern Enterprises is in the lower right corner.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1980
• Designed by: Art Chantry, American, born 1954
• Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
• Subject of: The Showbox, American, founded 1939
• Subject of: Modern Productions, American, founded 1979
• Subject of: Modern Enterprises, LLC, American, founded 1979
• Subject of: KYAC, American, 1965-1981
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 17 × 10 11/16 in. (43.2 × 27.2 cm)
• Place used: Seattle, King County, Washington, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Design
• Topic: Funk (Music)
• Topic: Graphic design
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2008.7.20
• 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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