Game program for the 2010 Bayou Classic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The cover of the program had a thick red stripe going down the center, almost all the way to the bottom of the page. There is a lighter red decorative design on it. There is white text at the top which reads [BIG / GAME]. There is a circular logo below. It is red on the top and black at the bottom. It has white text which reads [STATE FARM / BAYOU CLASSIC]. The center of the circle is white, with a blue silhouette of the state of Louisiana. There is a color illustration of the faces of a tiger and a jaguar biting the ends of a football. The tiger is on the proper right side and the jaguar is on the proper left side. There is yellow and text outlined in the center of the football. It reads [XXXVII]. The entire logo is outlined in white. There is additional white and yellow text beneath the logo. It reads [BIG / EASY / SUPER / DOME / NOV. 27. 2010 / NEW ORLEANS / LOUISIANA / SERIES TIED 18-18]. There is a yellow stripe on either side of the red stripe. The two yellow stripes have repeating yellow text going down them. It reads [XXXVII]. The top of the program is black to the proper right side of the red stripe, and blue to the proper left side of the red stripe. Each side has the same decorative pattern that the red stripe has. There is white text on the proper right side which reads [GRAMBLING / TIGERS], and there is white text on the proper left side which reads [SOUTHERN / JAGUARS]. There is text in the top proper left corner which reads [$5.00]. There proper right side of the cover depicts the yellow and black Grambling State logo, as well as a Grambling State football player. The proper left side depicts the blue, yellow, and white Southern University logo, as well as a Southern University football player. The bottom of the cover is an opaque yellow with a lighter yellow “XXXVII” on top. There is white text which reads [STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC]. There is smaller blue text which reads [The Official Gameday Program of the State Farm Bayou Classic © 2010] followed by a website.

The table of contents includes several welcome letters, information about the Superdome, and a section about each team. There are ads, photos, and articles throughout the program. The back cover features an advertisement for State Farm. There are several small marks and creases on the program.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2010
• Distributed by: Bayou Classic, founded 1974
• Subject of: Grambling State University, American, founded 1901
• Subject of: Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/4 × 3/16 in. (27.9 × 21 × 0.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Grambling, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Athletes
• Topic: Football
• Topic: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
• Topic: Sports
• Object number: 2015.75.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dottie Belletto
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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