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2012/27/13 Photograph, publicity, Louis Armstrong, autographed, paper / chipboard, photographer unknown, United States of America, used by Max Moore, Australia, 1956. Click to enlarge.
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Publicity photograph of Louis Armstrong

This is one of a group of mounted photographs collected by Sydney-based tour manager Max Moore. It is relevant to the history of concert tours of Australia by overseas artists in the 1950s, and helps illustrate the remarkable career of promoter Lee Gordon. From 1954 to 1962, American-born Gordon brought the world's biggest musical stars to Australia's entertainment-starved masses. The photo was mounted on to chipboard for display in the office of tour manager Max Moore.

Max Moore (23 January …

Summary

Object No.

2012/27/13

Object Statement

Photograph, publicity, Louis Armstrong, autographed, paper / chipboard, photographer unknown, United States of America, used by Max Moore, Australia, 1956

Physical Description

Portrait-format black and white publicity photograph of musician Louis Armstrong with his trumpet. Autographed in pen with the words 'To Max Moore', signed 'Louis Armstrong'. The photograph is mounted on a thick piece of chipboard with black painted sides.

Marks

Handwritten in pen on front, 'To Max Moore' and signed 'Louis Armstrong'

Short URL

https://ma.as/430212

Dimensions

Height

252 mm

Width

197 mm

Depth

10 mm

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Robert Moore, 2012

Acquisition Date

8 March 2012

Cite this Object

Harvard

Publicity photograph of Louis Armstrong 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 25 March 2023, <https://ma.as/430212>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/430212 |title=Publicity photograph of Louis Armstrong |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=25 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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