The watermark in the lower right corner of the image will not appear on the final print.
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8.00" x 6.50"
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10.00" x 8.50"
The Cotton Club 1930s Art Print
by Photo Researchers
$53.00
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The Cotton Club 1930s art print by Photo Researchers. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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In 1920, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson opened the Cotton Club under the name, Club Deluxe, on the corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue... more
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In 1920, heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson opened the Cotton Club under the name, Club Deluxe, on the corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue in the heart of the Harlem district. Owney Madden, a prominent bootlegger and gangster, took over the club in 1923 while imprisoned in Sing Sing and changed its name to the Cotton Club. The club operated from 1923 to 1940, most notably during America's Prohibition Era. The club was a whites-only establishment even though it featured many of the best black entertainers and jazz musicians of the era including Lena Horne, Fletcher Henderson, Duke Ellington, Adelaide Hall, Count Basie, Bessie Smith, Cab Calloway, The Nicholas Brothers, Lottie Gee, Ella Fitzgerald, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, and Ethel Waters. Ellington recorded over 100 compositions during this era. Eventually, in deference to a request by Ellington, the club slightly relaxed its policy of excluding black customers. The club was closed temporar...
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