Playbill for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill

Object Details

Date
1986
Published by
Playbill, American, founded 1884
Subject of
Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959
Lonette McKee, American, born 1954
Danny Holgate
Rudy Stevenson, American, 1929 - 2010
David Jackson
Description
Playbill for Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill. White background with blue box at top; white box below with photograph of a woman with a flower in her hair. The photograph is divided into quadrants with the bottom left quadrant replaced with a photograph of the woman singing. [PLAYBILL/WESTSIDE ARTS THEATRE/UPSTAIRS/LADY DAY/AT EMERSON'S/BAR & GRILL] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1986.
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Place used
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Topic
African American
Drama (Theatre)
Jazz (Music)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.45.52
Type
theater programs
Restrictions & Rights
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm)
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f52fe633-b4ad-4f8d-9198-6a45f8517814
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.45.52
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