Game program for the 40th Bayou Classic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The front cover features a full-page color illustration of football players and marching band members from Grambling State and Southern University. Across the top are gray and red stripes with [BAYOU] on the proper right and [CLASSIC] on the proper left, above a black section. At the top center is a white “40” outlined in black and gold, overlaid with a circular Bayou Classic logo: red on top, black on bottom, with white text [BAYOU CLASSIC / GRAMBLING SOUTHERN], a white fleur-de-lis between the names, and a white center with a blue Louisiana silhouette. Below is a color depiction of a tiger and jaguar biting opposite ends of a football, with yellow text [SINCE / 1974] on the ball and a white “TM” near the jaguar’s head. Gray and red stripes along the bottom read [MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA / SOUTHERN VS GRAMBLING]. Inside, the table of contents includes a welcome letter, event schedule, and sections on Grambling State and Southern University. The program also contains a special edition of Essence magazine, printed upside-down starting with its back cover, which headlines [young, BLACK & Amazing!].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2013
• 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
• Subject of: Essence Magazine, American, founded 1970
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 11 × 8 3/8 × 1/4 in. (27.9 × 21.3 × 0.6 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: 2015.75.3
• 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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