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1948 · Exhibit

Samba

Red sunburst of radiating rays, white speckled dots and yellow-green arc frame.

Year
1948
Maker
Exhibit
Type
Electro-mechanical
Display
Backglass lights
Players
1

Vision analysis

On the backglass

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Samba backglass

Backglass

  • red
  • yellow
  • green
  • blue

Fingerprint: Two facing dancers fists raised woman huge orange feather headdress grass skirt man blue dominate center, behind them yellow samba drum small parrot, enormous yellow-green arc upper half packed two arcs multicolored numbered reels 1-9 red sunburst white speckles, SAMBA magenta-white bubble-letter title white drop shadow, freestanding yellow white red pink numerals float black blobs, flat saturated poster colors

Distinctive

The two facing dancers with fists raised - a woman in a huge orange feather headdress and grass skirt, a man in blue - dominate the centre. Behind them sits a yellow samba drum with a small parrot. The most memorable feature is the huge yellow-green arc across the upper half, packed with two arcs of multicoloured numbered reels (1 to 9) against a red sunburst with white speckles. Freestanding yellow, white, red and pink numerals float in black blobs around the pair.

Setting

  • Red sunburst of radiating rays
  • White speckled dots
  • Yellow-green arc frame

Symbols

  • Two rows of multicoloured numbered score reels
  • Freestanding numerals 1-6 in black blobs
  • Red cherries
  • Radiating sunburst rays
  • Drum
  • Feathered headdress

Lettering

  • Large magenta bubble letters with white outline and drop shadow, slight upward curve

Themes

  • Samba
  • Dancers
  • Carnival
  • Drum
  • Parrot
  • Ceremonies

Title on it

  • Samba

Text on it

  • SAMBA
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Centre-left, dark skin, tall orange feathered headdress, pale yellow halter top, full green-yellow grass skirt, both arms bent with fists raised toward the man
Man Centre-right, short black hair, blue long-sleeve shirt, dark blue trousers, both hands raised toward the woman
Animal Small black-and-blue parrot or bird perched in front of the yellow drum at lower centre
Other Yellow samba drum on a stand between the dancers
Other Pair of red cherries at bottom right
Full description

A backglass in a wooden cabinet frame, art printed in flat saturated poster colours. The field is bright red with scattered white speckles and a dark crimson sunburst of rays radiating from the centre behind a wide yellow-green arc that frames the top half. Inside that arc sit two rows of coloured score reels: a purple, blue and green numbered reel group at each upper corner (digit blocks reading 1 to 9) and a lower row of smaller yellow, pink, green and blue number windows, all rendered as chunky outlined 3D letters. Below, a bulging magenta-and-white bubble-letter title reading SAMBA with a white drop shadow spans the upper centre, with a small yellow cursive script word above it. Two dancers occupy the middle: at centre-left a woman in a tall orange feathered headdress, a pale yellow halter top and a full green-yellow grass skirt, arms bent and fists raised; at centre-right a man with short black hair in a blue shirt and dark blue trousers, hands also raised. Between and below them is a yellow drum on a stand with a small black-and-blue bird figure. Large freestanding numerals 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in bright yellow, white, red and pink sit inside black rounded blobs around the figures, and two red cherries lie at bottom right. A small grey rectangular coin-door plate is painted at mid-right edge.