Poster of James Brown: Museum Object and Cultural History
Poster of James Brown: Date: ca. 1975. Created by: Unidentified. Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006.
The object in the museum catalogue
A white poster with an image James Brown. He is wearing large orange flamed glasses a blue pinstriped jacket and pants with a white shirt underneath. He is also wearing a multicolored scarf around his neck. He is standing with his right leg on the seat of a gold colored metal bench with a blue cushion. His right hand is resting on his right knee. His left hand is holding onto the left side of the bench. Printed in gold cursive lettering below the image is “James Brown.” Printed in black text at the bottom of the page is “THE GODFATHER OF SOUL.”
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1975
- Created by: Unidentified
- Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Type: portraits
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 22 1/16 × 16 15/16 in. (56 × 43 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Communication
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2008.7.14
- 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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