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Bob Lee Hickson
Original LOUIS ARMSTRONG WNEW AM 1130 vintage poster

1973

$650
£493.36
€576.52
CA$905.94
A$1,021.30
CHF 541.32
MX$12,591.10
NOK 6,580.42
SEK 6,324.83
DKK 4,299.89
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About the Item

The original WNEW AM 1130 poster features Louis Armstrong. Blessed with America's Best, linen-backed, fine condition. Ready to frame. Metromedia Radio broadcasts music in the tradition of the World’s Greatest Radio Station, WNEW-AM. In 1934, businessmen Milton Biow and Arde Bulova purchased a Newark, New Jersey radio station, WODA. They changed the call letters to WNEW. In 1973, WNEW commissioned a series of portraits of famous Jazz and Big band stars to announce the station's return to its earlier musical roots. The series includes Elle Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme, Peggy Lee, and Louis Armstrong. WNEW-AM was shut down on December 15th, 1992, This is an Original Lithograph Vintage Poster; it is not a reproduction.
  • Creator:
    Bob Lee Hickson
  • Creation Year:
    1973
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 45.5 in (115.57 cm)Width: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Depth: 0.05 in (1.27 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Free Continental USA shipping. (Savess the $69 1st Dibs shipping charge.). Original vintage poster in excellent condition with archival linen backing, ready to frame. Certificate of Authenticity with an embedded image of the poster.
  • Gallery Location:
    Spokane, WA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 56221stDibs: LU1404213628732

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