Flier for the Zoar M.E Church choir: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A paper flier announcing a concert at the Zoar M.E. Church. The flier is white paper with black type and a black and white photograph of Mr. Charles A. Marshall. The heading above the photograph, list the performers as the Zoar M.E. Church choir and the Eminent Soloists. Type below the photograph gives additional information about the performers and details about the concert. The concert information notes that the concert takes place at the Zoar M. E. Church on April 8th, 1909. The back of the flier is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1909
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Zoar United Methodist Church, American, founded 1794
• Subject of: Charles A. Marshall
• Subject of: Harry Shorter
• Owned by: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 12 × 6 1/16 in. (30.5 × 15.4 cm)
• Place depicted: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Gospel (Music)
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: TA2013.166.1.4
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Eugene Thamon Simpson, Representative, Hall Johnson Estate
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Hall Johnson Estate Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.