Music Poster Collection Exhibition
1970s to 1980s
Opening Reception
Thursday, September 26, 2024
7:00 to 9:00 pm
Alta Arts, in collaboration with The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas, is pleased to present a collection of posters celebrating music events in Texas during the 1970s and 1980s. Ranging from rock to country to jazz, this collection is a walk down memory lane.
The exhibition starts on Thursday, September 26, 2024 and runs through Saturday, October 26, 2024. Gallery Hours are Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 am to 3 pm.
More about the Briscoe Center’s music collection.
The Briscoe Center has long emphasized the development of its music resources as an integral part of its mission to document the historical experience of the American people. Since 1980, the center has built extensive research collections of folk and popular music from Texas and the greater South and Southwest in an effort to document the development of not only different musical styles but also the music industry itself. Those resources have given the center an international reputation as a prime source for music research.
From the field recordings of folklorist John A. Lomax to the business records of legendary Austin music venues the Armadillo World Headquarters and the Soap Creek Saloon, the Briscoe Center has a diverse music collection reflecting the many genres of American music. The Music and Entertainment History collection contains recordings, sheet music, photographs, videos, business records, correspondence, and lyrics in the collections of music figures like folklorist Tary Owens, journalist Townsend Miller, producer Bob Johnston, photographer Tom Wright, and musician Willie Nelson.
Closely allied with the center’s music collections is the Professional Touring Entertainment Industry Archive, a series of collections created in 1995 to document the history of touring entertainment companies and those venues and arenas where acts performed. The holdings embrace virtually the entire twentieth century, with subjects that range from vaudeville shows and concerts to ice shows and Harlem Globetrotters basketball.
