2010.54.13612

Charlie Christian
Late 20th Early 21st Century
24 in HIGH x 18 in WIDE
(60.96 cm HIGH x 45.72 cm WIDE)
All Of Us Or None Archive. Gift of the Rossman Family.
2010.54.13612

"Number 5 In A Series From Pepsi-Cola" printed in black and centered on the bottom edge. Embosed FBB stamp at bottom center. "property of Florine Banks" handwritten in blue ink on verso top right corner.

Top of poster has a stylized color image showing a band composed of African American men playing instruments, with the guitar player featured in the image. At the bottom of the poster are two columns at the left and right of black text about the figure pictured. Centered between the two columns in blue is "Charlie / Christian / The Man Who / Electrified Jazz / The / Black Presence / In The Arts" followed by a red white and blue Pepsi logo.
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