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
- Date
- August 26, 1957
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Eisenhower Administration
- Leader
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Audience
- Foreign public
- Purpose
- Commemorate
- Theme
- Home front
- Event
- Cold War
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America, Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, August 26, 1957. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6948897, 306-PPB-74).
Text on the object
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]
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).
