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Heading: (African American, 1937)
Author:
Title: Connie's Hot Chocolates of 1937
Place Published: New York
Publisher:
Date Published: 1937
Description: Poster on cardstock. Printed in blue and orange. 45.5x35.5 cm (18x14").Poster for a popular musical revue at Connie's Inn in New York's Harlem neighborhood featuring at one point or another the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Cab Calloway. The poster depicts a line of chorus girls and an individual in blackface, and boasts a "sepia attraction" of "35 copper colored stars", along with Hy Clark and his Swing Band. While Connie's Inn featured Black performers, its clientele was limited to whites-only.
Author:
Title: Connie's Hot Chocolates of 1937
Place Published: New York
Publisher:
Date Published: 1937
Description: Poster on cardstock. Printed in blue and orange. 45.5x35.5 cm (18x14").Poster for a popular musical revue at Connie's Inn in New York's Harlem neighborhood featuring at one point or another the likes of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Fats Waller, and Cab Calloway. The poster depicts a line of chorus girls and an individual in blackface, and boasts a "sepia attraction" of "35 copper colored stars", along with Hy Clark and his Swing Band. While Connie's Inn featured Black performers, its clientele was limited to whites-only.
Condition
Gentle toning, several stains, still in exceptional condition, near fine.
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Connie's Hot Chocolates 1937 poster
Estimate $1,000 - $1,500
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$500
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