Ziegfeld Follies Poster: Museum Object and Cultural History
Ziegfeld Follies Poster: date made: ca 1934 - 1936. bequest: Estate of Steven W. Brown. Object Name: Poster.
The object in the museum catalogue
Theater poster advertising The Ziegfeld Follies circa 1934-1936. The poster reads, “Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld (Billie Burke) Presents Ziegfeld Follies.” After Ziegfeld’s death in 1932, his widow Billie Burke authorized the use of his name for the Ziegfeld Follies in 1934 and 1936.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: ca 1934 - 1936
- bequest: Estate of Steven W. Brown
- Object Name: Poster
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 104.5 cm x 69 cm; 41 1/8 in x 27 3/16 in
- Subject: Musical Theater
- ID Number: 1994.0044.07
- accession number: 1994.0044
- catalog number: 1994.0044.07
- Credit Line: Bequest of Rogen S. (Steven W.) Brown
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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