Flyer advertising the Black Expo at City Center Theater: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This flyer advertises the Black Expo music festival at the City Center Theater in New York City. The flyer is black with white text. The flyer reads [CITY CENTER of MUSIC & DRAMA / AND SUMMER ON WHEELS / PRESENT / BLACK EXPO / APRIL 22 APRIL 27 / TUESDAY APRIL 22/8:30 PM / the afro-american / folkloric troupe / WEDNESDAY APRIL 23/8:30 PM / the urban arts corps / THURSDAY APRIL 24/ 8:30 PM / amanda ambrose / the new york jazz sextet / FRIDAY APRIL 25/ 8:30 / FRIDAY APRIL 25/8:30 PM / dance caravan / eleo pomare dance company / rod rodgers dance company / SATURDAY APRIL 26/ 2:30 & 8:30PM / jazzmobile / billy taylor & friends / duke pearson big band / thad jones/mel lewis / jazz orchestra / SUNDAY APRIL 27/2:00 & 8:00 PM / soul & gospel show / patti & the blue belles / the dandrige choral ensemble / listen my brother / TICKETS $1.00-$2.00-$300-$4.00 / CITY CENTER THEATER / 131 WEST 5th STREET, NEW YORK, N.Y. 10019]. The back of the flyer is blank except for a stamp in the top right corner that reads [APR 1969] and the handwritten text on the top left that reads, [1969].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1969
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Jazzmobile, American, founded 1964
• Subject of: Billy Taylor, American, 1921 - 2010
• Subject of: Duke Pearson, American, 1932 - 1980
• Subject of: Thad Jones, American, 1923 - 1986
• Subject of: Mel Lewis, American, 1929 - 1990
• Subject of: Urban Arts Corps, American, 1967 - 1979
• Subject of: Vinnette Justine Carroll, American, 1922 - 2002
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Arts and music festivals
• Topic: Dance
• Topic: Holidays and festivals
• Topic: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Modern dance
• Topic: Nightlife
• Object number: 2015.97.27.274
• 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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