Leaflet for the Dixie Jubilee Singers: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Green leaflet advertising the Dixie Jubilee Singers. The front of the leaflet has black type that reads: [DIXIE / JUBILEE / SINGERS]. The two inside pages show a black and white photograph of four men in tuxedos. The names of the men in the photograph are listed underneath the photo in black type that reads: [Charles Henry / Francis Bowles / Joseph Benn / Arthur Furr]. The rest of the content gives information and review about the singers. The leaflet's back page includes the title: [MEMORANDA] above blank lines. Under the lines, type reads: [DIXIE JUBILEE SINGERS AT YOUR SERVICE].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1920s - 1930s
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Dixie Jubilee Singers, American, ca.1920s - 1930s
• Subject of: Charles Henry
• Subject of: Francis Bowles
• Subject of: Joseph Benn
• Subject of: Arthur Furr
• Owned by: Hall Johnson, American, 1888 - 1970
• Type: leaflets
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (Closed): 7 1/16 × 5 1/16 in. (17.9 × 12.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Open): 7 1/16 × 10 in. (17.9 × 25.4 cm)
• Place depicted: 77 West Rutland Square, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Singers (Musicians)
• Topic: Spirituals (Music)
• Object number: TA2013.166.1.5
• 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

Sources and reuse

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.