The Godfather of Soul "Brother James to All": Museum Object and Cultural History
The Godfather of Soul "Brother James to All": Date: 1991. Created by: Jesus Muhammad Ali, American, born 1949. Printed by: J M A Master Prints Incorporated, American.
The object in the museum catalogue
A color poster of a painting of James Brown. He is wearing a purple shirt and a brown jacket. He is looking upward at a star filled night sky and smiling. The poster has a white border. Written in black text at the bottom of the poster is “The Godfather of SOUL” and “Brother James to All.” The artists signature and copyright information is printed on the bottom right corner of the poster.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1991
- Created by: Jesus Muhammad Ali, American, born 1949
- Printed by: J M A Master Prints Incorporated, American
- Owned by: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
- Type: portraits
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 27 15/16 x 22 in. (71 x 55.9 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Funk (Music)
- Topic: Soul (Music)
- Object number: 2008.7.8
- 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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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: © Jesus Muhammad-Ali Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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