Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0192
Creators:
McBain, Emmett
Dates:
1971 - 1976
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.5 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Collection of Emmett McBain art supervisor and creative consultant for J.W. Thompson and Shoft Sheen Products, co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising, Chicago, Illinois.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection contains examples of advertisements done by McBain for McDonald, Malboro, and a Chicago Arts Festival entitled "Black Folk Us." The nine posters in the collection date from 1971 to 1976.

Arrangement

Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Emmett McBain has been an art supervisor for the J.W. Thompson advertising agency in Detroit, a creative consultant for Soft Sheen Products, and co-founder of Burrell McBain Advertising in Chicago.

Administration

Author
Craig A. Orr
Sponsor
Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Mr. Emmett McBain in 1985.
Processing Information
Collection processed by C. A. Orr, June 19, 1989

Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
Emmett McBain Afro-American Advertising Poster Collection, 1973-1976, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Marlboro (cigarette brand) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Advertisements -- 1950-2000 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chicago (Ill.) -- Art festivals -- 1970-1980 Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Posters -- 1960-1980 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African Americans -- 1970-1980 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Art festivals -- 1970-1980 -- Illinois -- Chicago Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Black Folk Us (Chicago arts festival) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cigarettes -- advertising -- 1970-1980 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
McDonald's Corporation. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Burrell McBain Advertising (Chicago, Ill.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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