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title: Marian Anderson contralto concert poster (Chinese-English poster distributed in Taipei)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/marian-anderson-contralto-concert-chinese-taipei-1957/
description: An orange and black concert poster with a profile photograph of the singer Marian Anderson, billed as contralto, for a recital on 1 October 1957 at 8 p.m.
section: Collection
---

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# Marian Anderson contralto concert poster (Chinese-English poster distributed in Taipei)

An orange and black concert poster with a profile photograph of the singer Marian Anderson, billed as contralto, for a recital on 1 October 1957 at 8 p.m. at City Hall (Zhongshan Hall in the Chinese text). It credits presentation in cooperation with the American National Theatre and Academy and the State Department President's Fund, with a local sponsor. The tell is transfer: a performer's prestige is attached to the sponsoring government's cultural programme.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (Chinese and English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
美國國家劇藝學院與國務院
文化交流基金联合主辦
遠東旅行社協辦

MARIAN
ANDERSON
Contralto

PRESENTED IN COOPERATION WITH THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL THEATRE AND ACADEMY
AND STATE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT'S FUND
LOCAL SPONSOR: FAR EASTERN TRAVEL SERVICE

低音歌后
瑪琍安·安德遜

October 1, 1957  8p.m.
City Hall

時：十月一日下午八時
地：中山堂

[designer's mark, illegible]
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Jointly presented by the American National Theatre and Academy and the State Department Cultural Exchange (President's) Fund; co-organised by Far Eastern Travel Service.

Contralto Marian Anderson. Time: 1 October, 8 p.m. Place: Zhongshan Hall (City Hall).
```

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