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  • Playbill for The First Breeze of Summer

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Palace Theatre, American, founded 1913
    Subject of
    Ayler, Ethel, American, 1934 - 2018
    Brown, Charles, American, 1946 - 2004
    Crudup, Carl
    DeMaio, Peter, American
    Foster, Frances, American, 1924 - 1997
    Gunn, Moses, 1929 - 1993
    Drake-Hooks, Bebe
    League, Janet, American
    McKay, Anthony, American, born 1965
    Myers, Lou, American, born 1945
    Ward, Douglas Turner, born 1930
    Date
    1975
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (22.5 x 14.3 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for The First Breeze of Summer. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of woman in a dress holding a purse while standing in front of a fence and a tree. [PLAYBILL/PALACE THEATRE/ the first breeze of summer]. White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1975.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Broadway Theatre
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.29
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50f774153-3640-4daa-8579-8f94d946ec5e
  • Playbill for Fences

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Richard Rodgers Theatre, American, founded 1925
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Jones, James Earl, American, born 1931
    Alice, Mary, American, born 1941
    Aranha, Ray, American, 1939 - 2011
    Brown, Charles, American, 1946 - 2004
    Faison, Frankie R., American, born 1949
    Miller, Karima
    Vance, Courtney Bernard, American, born 1960
    Date
    1987
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 5/8 in. (21.3 x 14.3 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for Fences. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of two men placed at either end of title, man on right is wearing a football uniform while man on left has his arms at his hips. [PLAYBILL/46th STREET THEATRE/FENCES] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1987.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Drama (Theatre)
    Families
    Men
    Race relations
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.27
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd533668500-26a9-4478-a6e6-ac72f9f7c0e4
  • Theatre program for A Soldier's Play

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
    Subject of
    Brown, Charles, American, 1946 - 2004
    Caesar, Adolph, American, 1933 - 1986
    Friedman, Peter, American, born 1949
    Grier, David Alan, American, born 1956
    Jackson, Samuel L., American, born 1948
    Jennings, Brent, American, born 1951
    Jones, Steven A.
    Lee, Eugene, American, born 1953
    McMurray, Sam, American, born 1952
    Pickens, James Jr., American, born 1954
    Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
    Zettler, Stephen, American
    Date
    1981
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 cm)
    Description
    Showbill for A Soldier's Play. White background with blue box at top; black box below with white lettering inside a white circle. [SHOWBILL/THEATRE FOUR/the/Negro/Ensemble/Company]
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.89
    Restrictions & Rights
    Showbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5327130c2-9a2c-426d-9324-4f99ee02ab8c
  • Theatre program for A Soldier's Play

    Used by
    Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
    Subject of
    Brown, Graham, American, 1924 - 2011
    Davies, David
    Duke, O. L., American, 1953 - 2004
    Lee, Eugene, American, born 1953
    Pickens, James Jr., American, born 1954
    Jones, Steven A.
    Jackson, Samuel L., American, born 1948
    Dewey-Carter, John, American, born 1941
    Brown, Charles, American, 1946 - 2004
    Epps, Ben E.
    Goldring, Danny, American
    Zettler, Stephen, American
    Lutzky, Dan
    Turner, Cedric, American, born ca. 1953
    Date
    1981
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
    Description
    Theatre program for A Soldier's Play. Grey background with white circle in top right corner; large graphic of a man in military uniform, shown from the chest up. [the/Negro/Ensemble/Company/inc./A/SOLDIER'S/PLAY]
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.106
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1983 George Fenmore Associates, Inc. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd549dc043a-f38d-4d64-ad48-a7c85b6c3a3c
  • Theatre program for A Soldier's Play

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Subject of
    Brown, Charles, American, 1946 - 2004
    Caesar, Adolph, American, 1933 - 1986
    Friedman, Peter, American, born 1949
    Grier, David Alan, American, born 1956
    Jackson, Samuel L., American, born 1948
    Jennings, Brent, American, born 1951
    Jones, Steven A.
    Lee, Eugene, American, born 1953
    McMurray, Sam, American, born 1952
    Pickens, James Jr., American, born 1954
    Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
    Zettler, Stephen, American
    Date
    1981
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 1/2 in. (21.3 x 14 cm)
    Description
    Showbill for A Soldier's Play. White background with blue box at top; black box below with white lettering inside a white circle. [SHOWBILL/THEATRE FOUR/the/Negro/Ensemble/Company] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1981.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.71
    Restrictions & Rights
    Showbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a142f166-c033-4455-b15d-3f7b5b215400
  • Charles Brown, 1995

    Photograph by
    Spitzer, David D., American
    Subject of
    Brown, Charles, American, 1922 - 1999
    Date
    ca. 1995
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (34.8 x 23.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 28 cm)
    H x W (Matted): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of blues musician Charles Brown playing piano during a performance in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Brown is photographed in profile from his right. He is crouched over the piano and wears a cap and dark jacket that appear to be covered in some kind of white powdery material.
    Place captured
    Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Blues (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David D. Spitzer
    Object number
    2012.164.55
    Restrictions & Rights
    © David D. Spitzer
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573ea1c86-c622-4471-86bd-4089cdbc23d3
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