The Birth of Blues

Creator Name

Unidentified;
Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971;
Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959;
Luis Russell, Panamanian, 1902 - 1963;
Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1940s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

About the work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A program for the Boston Symphony Hall that features Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday. The program includes biographies and photographs of the performers. The cover features black text and a photograph of Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong. The text on the cover reads: [The Birth of the Blues / Billie Holiday / Louis Armstrong / Symphony Hall, Friday, April 18 1947]. The interior pages contains additional information about the jazz musicians. The back cover is an advertisement for Eddie Levine's New Musical Cocktail Lounge.

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Title

The Birth of Blues

Creator

Unidentified, Created by;
Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971, Subject of;
Billie Holiday, American, 1915 - 1959, Subject of;
Luis Russell, Panamanian, 1902 - 1963, Subject of;
Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987, Owned by

Worktype

programs; Programs (documents)

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 1/8 × 9 in. (33.3 × 22.9 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1940s

Provenance

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Boston; Suffolk County; Massachusetts; United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Singers (Musicians); Instrumentalists (Musicians); Jazz (Music); Singers (Musicians)

Topic

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Unidentified, The Birth of Blues, 1940s, National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. CC0.

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