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Soul in Hoechst: The Soul of Wilson Pickett! & Carla Thomas in Concert

Poster
ca. 1965-1975? (made)
Artist/Maker
Lippmann + Rau (commissioned by)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

German poster advertising a Wilson Pickett concert at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt-Höchst around 1970. It features a double black and white image of Wilson Pickett singing and white stars. Just his top half is showing, and he is wearing a white collar and black tie.

Object details

Categories
Prints
Advertising
Entertainment & Leisure
Posters
Object type
Poster
Titles
  • Soul in Hoechst: The Soul of Wilson Pickett! & Carla Thomas in Concert (manufacturer's title)
  • Soledad Brother: Letters from Prison (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Offset lithography on paper
Paper
Ink
Offset Lithography
Brief description
Advertising a Wilson Pickett concert at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt-Höchst circa 1965-1975; Germany.
Physical description
German poster advertising a Wilson Pickett concert at the Jahrhunderthalle in Frankfurt-Höchst around 1970. It features a double black and white image of Wilson Pickett singing and white stars. Just his top half is showing, and he is wearing a white collar and black tie.
Dimensions
  • Height: 84cm
  • Width: 59cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • SOUL / IN / HOECHST (Top left corner in black)
  • THE / SOUL OF / WILSON / PICKETT! / & CARLA / THOMAS IN / CONCERT (Centre left in black)
  • SOUL (In white to right of top image of Pickett)
  • 12. 9. / Freitag, / 19.00 und 21.45 Uhr / Jahrhunderthalle / Frankfurt-Höchst (Lower left in black)
  • Karten ab DM 8,- / Frankfurt: / Verkehrsverein U-Bahn Hauptwache, / Tel. 28 74 86 / Verkehrsverein IM Hbf., Tel. 23 11 08 / Phonohaus, Tel. 28 27 01 / Neue Presse, Schillerstra[ss]e, Tel. 29 00 11 / Höchst: / Jahrhunderthalle, Tel. 31 91 86 / Kosmos Reisebüro, Bolongarostra[ss]e, / Tel. 31 61 17 (Lower left corner in black)
  • PRESENTED BY LIPPMANN + RAU (Lower left margin in white)
Credit line
Gift of Ruth and Joseph Bromberg in memory of their son Michael
Subjects depicted
Singers
Microphone
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.593-1999

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Record createdMarch 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O202727/soul-in-hoechst-the-soul-poster-lippmann--rau/
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