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Blues posters, 1976 - 2008

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Scope and Contents

From the Sub-Series:

This subseries comprises one of the signature groups of Globe posters wherein they developed a well-known design style. The posters for musical performances featured various genres of music popular at various times throughout their company history with many of their most common musical genres in their customer base outlined in the subseries below. Each poster is typically printed in one or more colors, most commonly with Day-Glo ink, black ink in imprints of their signature wood type, as well as the use of the artist's image, their name or logo, the date and location of the show, and optional additional details such as popular song titles and ticketing information. This design choice is also visually referenced in the Work orders, Production process records, and Image or Photo cuts series. Since artists of different genres often performed on the same ticket, the subseries which it is listed under is based on the headliner artist's most prominent music style or the dominant music style of the various acts on a poster.

Dates

  • Creation: 1976 - 2008

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials managed by Johns Hopkins University are open for use. These materials are housed off-site and requires 48-hours' notice for retrieval.

Some of the materials in this collection, including all of the cuts and selected posters and other items that form the Teaching Collection series, are located at MICA. These are also available for use but may be subject to different retrieval and access procedures than the materials managed by JHU. Contact Special Collections for more information.

Collection is open for use.

Extent

From the Collection: 382.23 Cubic Feet (1145 containers managed by JHU are reflected in the extent. MICA manages an additional 764 containers with an extent of approximately 260 cubic feet, meaning the overall extent of this collection is 642.23.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English