Flier advertising performances at the Apollo Theater: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white Apollo Theater flier with blue text and images owned by Ginger Smock. The front of the flier advertises concerts at the theater for the week of Feb. 10, 1961 and has images and names of the people performing. Nina Simone, Horace Silver, Sonny Stitt, James Moody and Eddie Jefferson are pictured. The back of the flier advertises concerts at the theater for the week of Feb. 17th. The top has the Apollo Theater logo and address. Below the logo are images of Brook Benton, The Flamingos, Sam cook and Aretha Franklin as well as the names of additional performers.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1961
• Commissioned by: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003
• Subject of: Sam Cooke, American, 1931 - 1964
• Subject of: Aretha Franklin, American, 1942 - 2018
• Subject of: Horace Silver, American, 1928 - 2014
• Subject of: Sonny Stitt, American, 1924 - 1982
• Subject of: James Moody, American, 1925 - 2010
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 4 1/4 in. (28 × 10.8 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Rhythm and blues (Music)
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Soul (Music)
• Object number: 2016.161.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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