Concert poster for Jerry Lee Lewis and Bo Diddley in New Orleans: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Concert poster advertising performances by Jerry Lee Lewis and Bo Diddley at the House of Blues in New Orleans, Louisiana. The faces of Lewis and Diddley appear on the poster. Black, white, and orange type reads, [NEW ORLEANS / HOUSE of BLUES / LEGENDS / with / Jerry Lee / Lewis / friday may 15 / and / Bo / Diddley / may 16 saturday / 225 DECATUR STREET 529-BLUE].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1998
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Owned by: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
• Subject of: Bo Diddley, American, 1928 - 2008
• Subject of: Jerry Lee Lewis, American, born 1935
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 20 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (51.1 × 35.9 cm)
• Place depicted: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Blues (Music)
• Topic: Composers (Musicians)
• Topic: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Musicians
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Rock and roll (Music)
• Object number: 2013.177.2
• 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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