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  • BLK Vol. 1 No. 4

    Published by
    Bell, Alan, American
    Edited by
    Bell, Alan, American
    Subject of
    National Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gays, American, 1978 - 1990
    National Association of Black and White Men Together, American, founded 1980
    Minority AIDS Project, American, founded 1985
    Natalie Cole, American, 1950 - 2015
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Sylvester, American, 1947 - 1988
    Wilson, Phill, American, born 1956
    Norman, Pat, American, born 1939
    Cochran, Randy, American, born 1962
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    March 1989
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 1/4 × 1/8 in. (27.4 × 20.9 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    The fourth issue of BLK magazine, published March 1989. It is printed in black and white and the cover features an image of adult film performer Randy Cochran. Cochran sits facing the camera, smiling as he looks directly into it. He wears a light-colored suit with a stripped necktie. Tree branches can be seen in the background behind him. Close to the bottom of the page, the magazine’s logo [BLK] is printed in large, bold, uppercase white letters, surrounded by a solid black rectangle. Below the letters (within the box), the issue number and date appear [Number 4, March 1989]. There are 23 pages in total, with articles, advertisements, classifieds, black and white photographs, and cartoon illustrations originally from Ebony Magazine with new captions written by BLK.
    The issue opens with a [Letters to the Editor] section, followed by a calendar of the month's events. The feature articles in this issue include an article on the National Black Gay and Lesbian Conference titled [Integrating Ourselves / Building bridges and coalitions to create wholeness], an interview with Randy Cochran titled [Randy Cochran / One of America’s prominent porn stars talks about his profession], and [Keeping the IRS Happy / Income tax reminders for lesbians and gay men].
    There are 13 articles in the [Community News] section. They are: [500 Attend Los Angeles Leadership Conference; Watson, Waters, Cole Address Black Gay Group], [Gay, Lesbian jazz Org Forms in Los Angeles], [Minorities to Receive Increase in Services], [Whoopi Goldberg’s Dad Comes Out of Closet], [Odoms, Emery to Head GLCSC Committees], [Ugandans Flee AIDS Medical Researchers], [Ex-Junkie Works to Stem AIDS Epidemic], [Women’s Group Slates Programs for March], [Parker, Clarke to Speak at Cal State, Bookstore], Kenya Ranks 16th with 4, 495 AIDS Cases], [List February Stats on AIDS Cases in U.S.], [BWMT Receives $131K AIDS Education Grant], [Kimberly Miller New MECLA Office Head] and [Magazine Finds Some Condoms Defective]. Following the news section is a gossip column by Preston G. Guider titled [Read My Lips]. The magazine concludes with the classifieds. The back cover is a full page advertisement for Midtowne Spa.
    Place made
    Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Activism
    Communities
    Health
    Identity
    LGBTQ
    Mass media
    Sexuality
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alan Bell
    Object number
    2018.108.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © BLK Publishing Company, Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fbbf6a50-e602-4af3-88f1-2dd09e34acc1
  • The American Negro Writer and His Roots: Selected Papers from the First Conference of Negro Writers, March, 1959

    Published by
    American Society of African Culture, American, 1956 - 1969
    Edited by
    Davis, John Aubrey Sr., American, 1912 - 2002
    Written by
    Redding, Jay Saunders, American, 1906 - 1988
    Allen, Samuel, American, 1917 - 2015
    Clarke, John Henrik, American, 1915 - 1998
    Mayfield, Julian Hudson, American, 1928 - 1984
    Davis, Arthur P., American, 1904 - 1996
    Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967
    Branch, William Blackwell, American, 1927 - 2019
    Bontemps, Arnaud Wendell, American, 1902 - 1973
    Mitchell, Loften, American, 1919 - 2001
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Killens, John Oliver, American, 1916 - 1987
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Owned by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Date
    1960
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
    Description
    A 72-page pamphlet entitled The American Negro Writer and His Roots. The cover is brown with black print and the lower left quadrant includes a yellow horizontal line motif. The title [THE AMERICAN / NEGRO WRITER / AND HIS ROOTS] is written in large text in the lower left corner. Below this, small italic left-justified text reads [Selected Papers from / the First Conference of Negro Writers / March, 1959]. The lower edge has centered black text reads [American Society of African Culture]. The pamphlet contains eleven essays by Saunders Redding, Samuel W. Allen, John Henrik Clarke, Julian Mayfield, Arthur Davis, Langston Hughes, William Branch, Arna Bontemps, Loften Mitchell, Sarah E. Wright, and John Oliver Killens. These essays are divided into five sections and it features photographs of selected authors.
    The pamphlet has no signatures or inscriptions.
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Activism
    African diaspora
    Identity
    Literature
    Race relations
    Resistance
    Social reform
    Societies
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
    Object number
    2010.61.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Copyright 1960 by American Society of African Culture. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566e865e0-a021-4a88-beac-5bf33fe24212
  • Photograph of McDew, Hansberry, Simone, Bikel, and Forman

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Simone, Nina, American, 1933 - 2003
    Bikel, Theodore, American, born 1924
    Forman, James, American, 1928 - 2005
    McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
    Date
    1961-1962
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 1/8 in. (25.4 x 20.6 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of (from left to the right): Charles McDew, Lorraine Hansberry, Nina Simone, Theodore Bikel, and James Forman during a rally for Freedom Riders in New York City. Paper attached to the back of the image has several inscriptions identifying the photograph.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Freedom Riders
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Entertainers
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Collection of Andy Stroud
    Object number
    2011.152.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58a192ba9-5bba-4960-bac0-a32c85f2ea74
  • Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun with insert essay ‘Sweet Lorraine'

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Written by
    Baldwin, James, American, 1924 - 1987
    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Edited by
    Ross, Blake
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Leon, Kenny, American, born 1956
    Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
    Richardson Jackson, LaTanya, American, born 1040
    Okonedo, Sophie, British, born 1968
    Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
    Date
    April 2014
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/8 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 13.7 × 0.5 cm)
    H x W x D (2015.64.14.1 Open): 8 9/16 × 10 3/8 × 7/8 in. (21.7 × 26.3 × 2.2 cm)
    H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Closed): 9 × 4 1/4 (22.8 × 10.8 × 0.1 cm)
    H x W x D (2015.64.14.2 Open): 9 × 12 5/8 × 1 in. (22.8 × 32 × 2.5 cm)
    L x W (2015.64.14.3): 9 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (23 × 10.3 cm)
    Description
    Playbill magazine (2015.61.14.1), April 2014, featuring the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" written by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon, starring Denzel Washington, LaTanya Richardson, and Sophie Okonedo, and performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York 2014. The top third of the cover is the masthead, a yellow rectangular field with black type with the magazine's title, [PLAYBILL ®] above the text [ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATER]. Below the masthead and outlined with a Kente cloth border, is a black-and-white image tinted blue of a young boy on a street. The boy walks past a row of receding buildings seen in the upper right quadrant to the upper left. The boy is pictured on the right side near the lower corner. He holds something to his mouth in his proper left hand and holds books under his proper right arm. Behind him, centered in the image, is a woman wearing a long coat, carrying an umbrella on her proper left arm. Overlaying the image is a narrow, a Kente cloth outline of a circle. In the lower third of the image, justified on the left side, is orange text with the title of the play, which is also the main coverline, [a RAISIN / in the SUN]. Below the image at the bottom is a small yellow rectangle with a website in black text. The back cover features an ad for Gucci cologne. The magazine has fifty-two (52) pages.
    A tri-folded pamphlet of the essay "Sweet Lorraine" (2015.61.14.2) about Lorraine Hansberry, written by James Baldwin. Printed on semi-gloss paper, the pamphlet is navy blue with stylized, Kente cloth borders throughout. On the front in the upper right corner is a circular, black-and-white image of Lorraine Hansberry. Overlapping the image is white block text [SWEET / LORRAINE]. Below the title is the byline in orange text, [BY JAMES BALDWIN] followed by a line of white text that reads [THAT'S THEY WAY I ALWAYS FELT ABOUT YOU, AND SO / I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR CALLING HER THAT NOW.]. Below the text and byline is the beginning of Baldwin's essay in white text. The inside of the pamphlet the essay continues and features four (4) circular black and white images of cityscapes. In the lower left corner of the back page is an additional black-and-white image of Hansberry. Above and around the image are the final paragraphs of the essay.
    A narrow cell phone reminder flyer (2015.61.14.3) with navy blue background with a narrow, stylized Kente cloth border, printed on glossy paper. Covering the whole of flyer is block text of varying sizes. The text is in orange and white, justified on the right side and reads [DEAR FRIENDS, / PLEASE / PROTECT YOUR / OWN GOOD TIME / AND THAT OF YOUR / NEIGHBOR BY / TURNING / OFF YOUR / CELL/ PHONE / NOW. / THANK YOU.]. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Domestic life
    Drama (Theatre)
    Families
    Poverty
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Theatre companies
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
    Object number
    2015.64.14.1-.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56bcb8360-0dcf-45bb-baf3-3795638a0ac4
  • Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    McNeil, Claudia, American, 1917 - 1993
    Davis, Ossie, American, 1917 - 2005
    Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
    Gossett, Louis Jr., American, born 1936
    Sands, Diana, American, 1934 - 1973
    Dixon, Ivan, American, 1931 - 2008
    Fiedler, John, American, 1925 - 2005
    Date
    1959
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting a man standing behind a woman; the man has his arms around the woman and is looking off into the distance. [Belasco/Theatre/PLAYBILL/a weekly magazine for theatregoers/A RAISIN IN THE SUN] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1959.
    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)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.84
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d139af8-1897-4d11-b170-d54c62fe17f5
  • Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Combs, Sean, American, born 1969
    McDonald, Audra, German-American, born 1970
    Rashad, Phylicia, American, born 1948
    Lathan, Sanaa, American, born 1971
    Baker, David Aaron, American, born 1963
    Ballard, Laurence, American
    Bougere, Teagle F.
    Harts, Frank, American, born 1979
    Jones, Billy Eugene
    Mitchell, Kenneth Alexander, Canadian, born 1974
    Nunn, Bill, American, 1952 - 2016
    Date
    2004
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting a short-haired woman looking to the right. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/A RAISIN/ IN THE/SUN/by/Lorraine Hansberry/WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2004.
    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)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.85
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57203016c-cd70-42aa-951d-4ea58e167511
  • Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun with autograph of Sidney Poitier

    Subject of
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Signed by
    Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
    McNeil, Claudia, American, 1917 - 1993
    Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Rose, Philip, 1921 - 2011
    Cogan, David J., Romanian American, died 2002
    Susskind, David Howard, American, 1920 - 1987
    Petrie, Daniel Mannix, Canadian, 1920 - 2004
    Date
    1961
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun.
    The card consists of a large tinted image of a scene from the film of Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier. The two are pictured in a blue kitchen with yellow and green accents. Dee is on the left, wearing an orange dress and looking up towards Poitier, who stands on the right wearing a light blue shirt and darker blue pants. In the bottom left corner is a round orange ball with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Poitier's signature appears in black ink just above the orange circle. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.134.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce35c2c7-c3d5-4ca5-b659-20d2b223c538
  • Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Bobo in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 11 in. (34.9 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Bobo in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his right hand in his jacket pocket and his left hand in a fist at his left waist. He is wearing a dark brown fedora hat with a blue hatband, a grey coat in a blue speckled pattern with a mid-thigh hemline, a dark brown sweater vest or cardigan, a gray dress shirt, bright green pants, and light brown oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5060ef603-c5f4-4c63-84a9-cb4841bc86a9
  • Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for the Moving Men in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 11 in. (34.9 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the characters Moving Men in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand hanging at his side and his right hand in his waist pocket. The man wears a dark tan newsboy cap, a pair of gray coveralls with black stripes, a green shirt under his coveralls, and brown brogan shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a2e52ea2-2c02-4842-a8c8-fac70bf36f9d
  • Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Joseph Asagai in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (34.9 × 27.8 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Joseph Asagai in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his hands hanging behind his sides. He wears a gray long-sleeved cardigan over a white and blue striped dress shirt and a bright blue necktie. His bright blue pants match his tie and are cuffed over his black oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd545a284d1-4b0e-44e3-91cc-bbc9358e61bf
  • Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 15/16 in. (34.9 × 27.8 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character George Murchison in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand at his side and his right hand in his pant pocket. He wears a single-breasted blue houndstooth jacket, which is open and the right corner pushed back behind his wrist so that his hand shows partially at the opening of his pant pocket. Under the jacket he wears a white v-neck sweater, a light blue dress shirt, and a yellow necktie. His dark gray pants are cuffed at the hem over his white oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.25
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c11a5161-9fcd-44f4-aeac-7d914b5ca625
  • Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun

    Subject of
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
    McNeil, Claudia, American, 1917 - 1993
    Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Rose, Philip, 1921 - 2011
    Cogan, David J., Romanian American, died 2002
    Susskind, David Howard, American, 1920 - 1987
    Petrie, Daniel Mannix, Canadian, 1920 - 2004
    Date
    1961
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
    Description
    Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun.
    The card consists of a large tinted film still depicting a scene with Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil. The two are pictured in a blue room. McNeil is on the left, wearing an orange dress and looking towards Poitier, who is on the right wearing a yellow shirt and leaning towards McNeil. In the bottom right corner is a round orange ring with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.134.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c9460e9-3465-44a2-982a-4febee12d73e
  • Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, born 1927
    Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
    McNeil, Claudia, American, 1917 - 1993
    Sands, Diana, American, 1934 - 1973
    Perry, Stephen, American, born 1952
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1961
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (24.8 × 32.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (28 × 35.7 cm)
    Description
    A lobby card for the film A Raisin in the Sun. The card consists of a large tinted film still depicting a scene with all of the Younger family characters in the film: Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger, Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger and Stephen Perry as Travis Younger. The family is pictured outdoors, gathered around McNeil, who is seated and opening a gift. In the bottom left corner is a round orange ring with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    lobby cards
    Topic
    Actors
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.134.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd524fdb6aa-0be8-4627-83b7-4b06ef60b194
  • Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 11/16 × 11 in. (34.8 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character George Murchison in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man with hair cropped short standing with his hands in his pants pockets. He wears a single-breasted black, tan, and red plaid jacket over a gray sweater vest, a white dress shirt, and a bright red tie. His khaki-colored pants are cuffed at the hem over his black oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd552dc1366-dae2-44e4-8c53-62feb3cd6e31
  • Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Karl Lindner in A Raisin in the Sun

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
    Date
    1983-1986
    Medium
    graphite, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 3/4 × 10 13/16 in. (34.9 × 27.5 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Karl Lindner in the Lorraine Hansberry play A Raisin in the Sun. The drawing depicts a man standing with his left hand hanging at his side and his right hand holding a black briefcase. He wears a taupe fedora hat with a black hatband, a single-breasted dark brown jacket with coordinating pants, a white dress shirt, a black and gray diamond patterned necktie, and tan wingtip shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in graphite with watercolor and unidentified pigment shading. The stamp for the United Scenic Artists Local 829 is in black ink in the lower right facing corner, with Dearing's signature in black ink below the stamp. The reverse is blank.
    Classification
    Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
    Type
    design drawings
    Topic
    Actors
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Tragedy (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52082ee6e-b130-4931-a3e1-a2ef136e635e
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