Poster for Harlem Song designed by Gail Anderson

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This is a poster for the show Harlem Song. Large text across the top half and bottom left quadrant in block red and black letters read “HARLEM/ SONG / A NEW MUSICAL.” Along the top margin in small black script is text that reads “George C. Wolfe’s.” In the bottom right quadrant is a rectangle with a black background and a red border. Within the rectangle is grey text that reads “Live on Stage/ at the/ World-Famous/APOLLO/ THEATER / Where the Streets are Paved with RHYTHM.” Along the bottom margin is white text that reads “Ticketmaster -212 307-7171 – Apollo Theater – 253 West 125th Street, NYC – harlemsong.com / Going uptown as easy as A,B,C,D,1,2,3,4,5,6, & Metro North.” In the bottom right cornr are three small advertisements. The right-hand most is in black block text and reads “Harlem Strategic/ Cultural Collaborative.

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