Flier for Run DMC and the Beastie Boys at Freedom Hall in Louisville: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A handbill flier for a performance by Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys at the Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky. The black flier has red and white text with Run-DMC and Beastie Boys logos at the top, followed by [WITH SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY DAVY D. / COLD GETTING BUSY AT: / FREEDOM HALL / FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1987]. Ticket information is in red at the bottom. There is no printing or inscriptions on the back of the flier.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Run-D.M.C., American, 1981 - 2002
• Subject of: Beastie Boys, American, 1980 - 2012
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 13/16 in. (10 × 14.8 cm)
• Place depicted: Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2020.38.2.3
• 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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