Game program for the 39th Bayou Classic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The front cover is a grey-blue color. There is a city skyline silhouette near the top, and the color fades into a light gradient going down the cover. There is a yellow sun-like illustration in the center of the skyline. The sky behind it is stylized sun rays in two alternating shades of purple. There is a red stripe going across the top with yellow text. The text reads [GRAMBLING STATE] on the proper right and SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY] on the proper left. There is a white circle in the center of the red stripe. It has the Bayou Classic logo on top. It is red on the top and black at the bottom. It has white text which reads [BAYOU CLASSIC / GRAMBLING SOUTHERN]. There is a gold fleur-de-lis in between “Grambling” and “Southern”. The center of the circle is white, with a blue silhouette of the state of Louisiana. There is a color depiction 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 text in the center of the football. It reads [SINCE / 1974]. There is a black “TM” near the jaguar’s head. There is white text with a black drop shadow near the center of the cover. It reads [XXXIX BAYOU CLASSIC]. There are four square color photographs below, depicting football players and members of marching bands. There is red text detailing the date and location. The bottom of the cover depicts green blades of grass. There is a Grambling State football helmet on the proper right and a Southern University football helmet on the proper left. There is white text in between which reads [TIGERS ™ VS JAGUARTS ™].

The table of contents inside the program includes a welcome letter, a schedule of events a section about Grambling State, and a section about Southern University. The back cover features a Toyota advertisement.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2012
• 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 1/2 × 1/8 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 0.3 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: 2015.75.9
• 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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