Original Vintage Poster: Bessie Smith
Poster ID: CL91673
Category: Music/Jazz
Designer: Sam Smitt
Year: 1960s
Film Country: American
Approximate Size 22 x 17 inches
Condition: Very Good
Price: $160
In stock
The Jazz Collectors Series copyright 1967. Bessie Smith, nicknamed the "Empress of the Blues", was a highly influential African-American blues singer during the Jazz Age and the 1930s. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Smith was mentored by blues singer Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and inspired to sing about the Black American experience. Her powerful voice and emotional performances made her the highest-paid Black entertainer of her time. (Wikipedia)