Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Ferrer, Jose, Puerto Rican, 1912 - 1992

Hagen, Uta, German, 1919 - 2004

Webster, Margaret, American, 1905 - 1972

Monks, James, American, 1913 - 1994

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 7/8 x 9 in. (30.2 x 22.9 cm)

Type

theater programs

Place used

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1930

Description

Theatre program for Othello. White background with red lettering, graphic at center of a four legged beast, possibly a griffin. [PAUL/ROBESON/as/OTHELLO/THE MOOR OF VENICE]

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic

African American

Tragedy (Theatre)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number

2011.45.105

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Exhibition

Taking the Stage

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Screencraft Pictures, American, founded 1932

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 5/16 × 9 5/8 in. (18.6 × 24.4 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 1/16 × 10 1/8 in. (20.5 × 25.7 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

film stills

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1933

Description

A black and white movie still for The Emperor Jones. Written in the top left-hand corner in black text it says "Screencraft/ Pictures/ Presents." Immediately to the right of the writing is an image of a man that takes up most of the space in the photograph. The man is holding his clenched left fist as he looks up and over his right shoulder. He is wearing a stripe patterned jumpsuit. To the right of the man in large black font it says "Paul/ Robeson." Below him it says "In/ Emperor Jones/ with Dudley Diggs/ From the stage play by Eugene O'Neil."

Topic

African American

Entertainers

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.165.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Created by

Union Films, 1946 - 1953

Produced by

Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994

Directed by

Glandbard, Max, American, 1915 - 1987

Subject of

Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965

Composed by

Hovey, Serge, American, 1920 - 1989

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Dimensions

Duration: 15 Minutes

Length (Film): 600 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place filmed

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

1948

Caption

"This fifteen-minute documentary provides an invaluable record of the Progressive Party’s gathering even as it combines “people’s songs” with film in an innovative, almost experimental manner. As with several earlier Union Films productions, there is some effort to theatricalize events. A People’s Convention has a protagonist, “Joe,” who is attending the convention and is shown in both the introductory and final shot, while making several appearances over the course of the picture. His presence, however, is quickly subsumed by the desire to document the convention, which was all the more urgent given the distortions that were being generated by the news media."

Musser, Charles. "A People’s Convention (Union Films, 1948)." Charles Musser. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://www.charlesmusser.com/?page_id=1672.

Description

Object consists of: 16mm Film (a).

2012.79.1.1.1a: 16mm film. This documentary film covers the 1948 Progressive Party Convention in Philadelphia, PA. Produced by Union Films. This fifteen-minute documentary provides an invaluable record of the Progressive Party’s gathering even as it combines “people’s songs” with film in an innovative, almost experimental manner. As with several earlier Union Films productions, there is some effort to theatricalize events. A People’s Convention has a protagonist, “Joe,” who is attending the convention and is shown in both the introductory and final shot, while making several appearances over the course of the picture. His presence, however, is quickly subsumed by the desire to document the convention, which was all the more urgent given the distortions that were being generated by the news media.

Source: Musser, Charles. "A People’s Convention (Union Films, 1948)." Charles Musser. Accessed May 12, 2016. http://www.charlesmusser.com/?page_id=1672.

Topic

African American

Film

Folk (Music)

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.1.1a

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1948

Caption

Paul Robeson Speaks to Street Folks - For 3rd party Candidate for President Henry Wallace, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, 1948

Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 196.

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Paul Robeson campaigning on behalf of Henry Wallace during the 1948 presidential election.

Topic

African American

Photography

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Object number

2010.74.145

Restrictions & Rights

© Joe Schwartz

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Political Affairs Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1944

Written by

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (22.5 x 14 cm)

Type

pamphlets

speeches

Place depicted

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Place made

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1950; published 1976

Description

A pamphlet of a speech delivered by Paul Robeson. The front of the pamphlet has black print on yellowed paper. At center, there is a black and white photograph of Paul Robeson. The interior consists of a fourteen pages of a speech delivered by Paul Robeson at the National Labor Conference for Negro Rights in Chicago in 1950. The back of the pamphlet has an advertisement for International Publishers.

Topic

African American

Civil rights

Labor

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.4

Restrictions & Rights

© Political Affairs Publishers

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Masses & Mainstream, Inc., American, founded 1948

Edited by

Sillen, Samuel, 1911 - 1972

Written by

Patterson, William L., American, 1891 - 1980

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Aptheker, Herbert, 1915 - 2003

North, Joseph

Boyer, Richard O., American, 1903 - 1973

Illustrated by

Charles White, American, 1918 - 1979

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (21 x 14 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Place made

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

January 1951

Description

An issue of Masses & Mainstream from 1951. The cover of the issue features black and white text on a magenta background. The right side contains a shoulder-length drawing of man wearing glasses drawn by Charles White. The interior contains twelve articles and ninety-six pages total. The back cover features an advertisement for Masses & Mainstream.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.17.1

Restrictions & Rights

© Masses & Mainstream, Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Freedom Associates, American

Written by

Brown, Lloyd L., American

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 5 1/2 x 3 15/16 in. (14 x 10 cm)

Type

pamphlets

Date

1951

Description

White text on rust-colored borders on the top and left edges. Then a drawing of Paul Robeson in rust-colored ink.

Topic

African American

Activism

International affairs

Mass media

Musicians

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Race discrimination

Resistance

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.23

Restrictions & Rights

© People's Artists, Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Communist Party of the United States of America, American, founded 1919

Written by

Hall, Gus, American, 1910 - 2000

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 8 7/16 x 5 5/16 in. (21.5 x 13.5 cm)

Type

speeches

Date

ca. 1998

Description

An eleven page pamphlet. The front cover has red text over a black-and-white photograph of Paul Robeson. The interior of the pamphlet is an excerpt of a speech given by Gus Hall, Chairman of the Communist Party of the United States in honor of Paul Robeson. The back of the pamphlet has advertisements for the Communist Party of the United States and for the People's Weekly World publication.

Topic

African American

Mass media

Politics (Practical)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg

Object number

2010.55.94

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

Columbia Records, American, founded 1888

Recorded by

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

vinyl , ink on cardboard , paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 3/4 x 12 1/2 x 3/4 in. (27.3 x 31.8 x 1.9 cm)

Type

long-playing records

Date

1949

Description

An album titled Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, by Paul Robeson, Columbia Masterworks, MM 819. The album contains four LPs, (2011.21.3a-d).

2011.21.3a-d: Four records from the Swing Low, Sweet Chariot set. Each record has a blue Columbia Masterworks label with silver lettering at center. Each label has the songs for that side and the Columbia logo.

2011.21.4e: The album jacket cover is red cardboard with black and white print. The cover depicts a pair of hands reaching towards the top of the cover to a smaller depiction of a church.

2011.4f: The album also contains a paper holder for all four LPs. The paper holder has four sections held together by binding on the proper right edge. Red writing on the cover reads: [Size 10 - Record / Speed - 78].

Topic

African American

Singers (Musicians)

Spirituals (Music)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Arthur Tyrill Farrell Family

Object number

2011.21.3a-f

Restrictions & Rights

© 1949 Columbia Records. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Recorded by

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Created by

La Touche, John, American, 1914 - 1956

Robinson, Earl, American, 1910 - 1991

Medium

vinyl , ink on paper

Dimensions

Diameter (2012.65a): 10 in. (25.4 cm)

Diameter (2012.65b): 10 in. (25.4 cm)

H x W x D (2012.65c): 10 1/2 × 12 × 3/4 in. (26.7 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)

Type

78 rpm records

Place made

Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Date

1940

Description

Two vinyl records (2012.65ab) encased in paper inside housing. The cover (2012.65c) is blue with a red binding and reads: [Ballad for Americans, Paul Robeson, Bass] in black letters over a red and white striped feature surrounding a black and white photograph of Robeson. The inside cover has three photographs and information about the Ballad for Americans. The back cover continues information about the making of Ballad for Americans and provides two more photographs. Both records have Victor labels with track information, manufacturing information, and the Victor logo.

Topic

African American

Folk (Music)

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Spiliotopoulos

Object number

2012.65abc

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification

Media Arts-Audio Recordings

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Produced by

Marzani, Carl, 1912 - 1994

Union Films, 1946 - 1953

Subject of

Henry Wallace, American, 1888 - 1965

Seeger, Pete, American, 1919 - 2014

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Composed by

Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990

Subject of

Progressive Party, American, 1948 - 1955

Claiborne, Bob, American, 1919 - 1990

Owned by

Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931

Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993

Medium

16mm Film (a): acetate film;

Film Reel (b): metal;

Film Can (c): metal

Dimensions

Duration: 9 Minutes

Length (Film): 350 Feet

Type

motion pictures (information artifacts)

Place depicted

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date

July 1948

Caption

Presidential campaign film for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace featuring Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.

Description

Youth-oriented documentary short film about the 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia. Produced by Union Films. This 16mm black and white presidential campaign film (a) with original film reel (b), and original film can (c) for 1948 Progressive Party candidate Henry Wallace features Paul Robeson and Pete Seeger. The soundtrack is by Bob Claiborne (a Seeger-associated folk musician), who narrates, plays guitar, and sings over footage. The footage includes both outdoor and indoor activities during the July 1948 Progressive Party convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and many scenes of young people speaking, playing music, singing, and dancing. Henry Wallace appears onstage at the convention towards the end of the film. Other delegates and party officals identified in the film are George Jackson from Seton Hall, Alvin Jones from Louisiana, Seymour Linfield, Louis Burnham from Alabama, and Walter Wallace.

2012.79.1.7.1a: Original 16mm acetate film.

2012.79.1.7.1b: Original 400 foot metal reel.

2012.79.1.7.1c: Original 400 foot metal can.

Topic

African American

Film

Folk (Music)

Mass media

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

United States--History--1945-1953

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser

Object number

2012.79.1.7.1abc

Restrictions & Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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Collection title

Pearl Bowser Collection

Classification

Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Published by

MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986

Created by

Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985

Subject of

Attucks, Crispus, American, 1723 - 1770

Truth, Sojourner, American, 1797 - 1883

Tubman, Harriet, American, 1822 - 1913

Roberts, Sarah C., American, born 1844

McKinney Steward, Susan, American, 1847 - 1918

Scott, Dred, American, ca 1800 - 1858

Douglass, Frederick, American, 1818 - 1895

Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915

Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943

W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963

Joplin, Scott, American, 1867 - 1917

Garvey, Marcus, Jamaican, 1887 - 1940

Johnson, James Weldon, American, 1871 - 1938

Father Divine, American, ca. 1876 - 1965

Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979

Powell, Adam Clayton Jr., American, 1908 - 1972

Rosa Parks, American, 1913 - 2005

Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963

Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973

Bethune, Mary McLeod, American, 1875 - 1955

National Association of Black Social Workers, American, founded 1968

Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971

Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784

National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827

Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909

Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937

Shriners International, American, founded 1870

National Pan-Hellenic Council, American, founded 1930

National Dental Association, American, founded 1913

Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898

Democratic Party, American, founded 1828

Republican Party, American, founded 1854

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920

National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935

National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919

Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906

National Urban League, American, founded 1910

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922

National Medical Association, American, founded 1895

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935

Daughters of Isis, American, founded 1910

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911

369th Veterans Association, American

Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914

Hughes, Langston, American, 1902 - 1967

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Charles, Ezzard Mack, American, 1921 - 1975

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 3/8 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1 cm)

Type

magazines (periodicals)

Place made

Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1976

Description

A 1976 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a collage of cropped black and white photographic portraits. In the center is an angled blue square with text that reads [DELEGATE] in white text and [76] in striped red and white text, with a circle of stars in the center of the six [6]. Black text on the white spine reads [BI-CENNTENNIAL EDITION - DELEGATE 1976].

The magazine’s content opens on the first page with an editorial note titled “The Long Journey from the back of the bus,” about how this issue of the Delegate will focus on “200 years of Contributions Blacks gave this nation as part of our Bicentennial Celebration.” There is also a masthead reading [DELEGATE, 1976] and a table of contents.

The majority of this issue consists of a 137 page article titled “The Negro in America, 1550-1976.” The content then continues with articles and profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Association of Black Social Workers, The National Caucus of Black School Board Members, Prince Hall Masons, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Empire State Medical Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Links, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, NAACP, Navy, Elks of the World, Democratic Party, Chi Eta Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Common Cause Ladies, National Association of Business and Professional Negro Womens Club, National United Church Ushers Association, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Bar Association, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Urban League, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, NBC, National Medical Association, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, National Association of Negro Women, CBS, Shriners, Daughters of Isis, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Republican National Convention, Museum of Art, Whitney M. Young Classic, Black Caucus, 369th Veterans Association, Phi Beta Sigma, Paul Robeson and Langston Hughes, Edges,

The issue concludes with a “Lest We Forget” page with a list of individuals who had passed away, including Ezzard Charles and Paul Robeson. There are approximately 348 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.

Topic

African American

Advertising

Associations and institutions

Business

Communities

Fraternal organizations

Fraternities

Government

Journalism

Labor

Mass media

Men

Political organizations

Politics (Practical)

Professional organizations

Religious groups

Sororities

United States--History

United States--History--1969-2001

United States--Social life and customs

Urban life

Women

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely

Object number

2012.167.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Schwartz, Joe, American, 1913 - 2013

Subject of

Scott, Hazel, American, 1920 - 1981

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date

1940s

Caption

Peace Advocates - Hazel Scott, Paul Robeson, New York City, 1940's

Joe Schwartz, Folk Photography: Poems I've Never Written (2000), 203.

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Hazel Scott and Paul Robeson in a New York City club. Scott plays the piano and sings into a microphone.

Topic

African American

Jazz (Music)

Photography

Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joe Schwartz and Family

Object number

2010.74.149

Restrictions & Rights

© Joe Schwartz

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

United Artists Corporation, founded 1919

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Unidentified Man or Men

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17.9 × 23.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 7 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (19.7 × 24 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

film stills

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1933

Description

A movie still of a scene from The Emperor Jones. Depicted are four men. Starting from the left, the first man is dressed very formally while he is holding a coat in both his hands and looking over to his left. The second man, standing in the center of the frame, is looking straight ahead while he holds a glass in his right hand. He wears black boots that stop right below his knee caps. To the left of him are two men. They are dressed identically to the first man depicted. One of the men appears to be adjusting a piece of clothing on the second man depicted while the fourth man to the far right of the photograph is watching. Written in the bottom border of the photograph it says "John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran present Paul Robeson in "The Emperor Jones"/ United Artists Picture Made in U.S.A." On the back of the photo, in the top middle section is a rectangular piece of tape. There is writing on the back.

Topic

African American

Entertainers

Hollywood (Film)

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.165.4

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Distributed by

Hammer Films, British, founded 1934

Subject of

Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 10 1/16 × 13 in. (25.6 × 33 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)

Type

lobby cards

Place used

United States, North and Central America

Date

1936

Description

The lobby card depicts three men in the foreground with five men in the background. The men in the background are working with large barrels and cans, while the three men up front appear to be talking to each other. The first man on the left wearing blue overalls is sitting. The other two standing men are both in long sleeve shirts with their sleeves rolled up. One man's shirt is yellow while the other is red. In the left of the lobby card in the border are depictions of bodiless heads on spikes. The lobby card reads "Song of Freedom, Inc. / presents/ Paul Robeson in/ The Song of Freedom."

Topic

African American

Africa

Opera (Music)

Race films

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2013.118.139.2

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture