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  • Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927
    Subject of
    Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, American, born 1941
    Cucci, Tony, American, born 1961
    Davidson, Jack
    Gordon, Carl, American, 1932 - 2010
    Henderson, Stephen McKinley, American, born 1949
    Mackie, Anthony, American, born 1979
    Simms, Heather Alicia, American, born 1970
    Zorich, Louis, American, born 1924
    Date
    2003
    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 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man wearing a fedora and holding a trumpet while a woman in the background sings into a microphone. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/MA RAINEY'S/BLACK BOTTOM/WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1984.
    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
    Blues (Music)
    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
    2011.45.61ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5249cf3af-8c00-45b3-bcbd-fba5f6c3d590
  • Pinback buttons for the play Radio Golf

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Date
    ca. 2007
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (2013.68.9.1): 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
    H x W x D (2013.68.9.2): 2 1/4 × 2 1/4 × 1/4 in. (5.7 × 5.7 × 0.6 cm)
    Description
    Two pinback buttons (2013.68.9.1-.2) for August Wilson's play Radio Golf. The buttons have red, white, and blue backgrounds. At the top are three stars. Below the stars, black text reads [Hold me to it! / Radio Golf / On Broadway]. The backs of the buttons have pins with clasps.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Broadway Theatre
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.9.1-.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5278e4b9e-75c9-4eaa-8fdb-fda6f9d33904
  • 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 Fences

    Created by
    Elmwood Playhouse, American, founded 1948
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Harris, Neil
    White, William
    Anderson, Marilyn
    Allen, Steve
    Lima, Joe Albert
    Hannah, Quester
    Jessamy, Ceaira
    Date
    2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
    Description
    Theatre program for Fences. Off-white background with shadowed font and title at center; graphic in top left corner of two small figures in an outline of a house, one of the fugures is kneeling. [Elmwood/Playhouse/FENCES/2001-2002/OUR 55TH SEASON]
    Place used
    Nyack, Rockland County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Drama (Theatre)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © August Wilson. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd561b8d152-fe7e-4704-9c8e-86f007e20933
  • Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Seth Holly in Joe Turner's Come and Gone

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Date
    1992-1993
    Medium
    ink, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 × 10 3/4 in. (34.3 × 27.3 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Seth Holly in the August Wilson play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a dark gray houndstooth single-breasted jacket and coordinating trousers, a white dress shirt, a red tie, and black oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in ink 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
    Art
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52c001e52-59bb-43c1-ac91-bef5cf8cf73d
  • Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Selig in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone

    Created by
    Dearing, Judy, American, 1940 - 1995
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Date
    1992-1993
    Medium
    ink, watercolor, and pigment on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 7/16 × 10 3/4 in. (34.1 × 27.3 cm)
    Description
    A costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for the character Rutherford Selig in the August Wilson play Joe Turner's Come and Gone. The drawing depicts a standing man wearing a dark gray tall derby hat with a black hatband, a gray pinstriped single-breasted jacket with matching trousers, a light gray dress shirt, a blue tie, and black oxford shoes. The man and his clothing are outlined in ink 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
    Art
    Broadway Theatre
    Costume
    Costume design
    Drama (Theatre)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.128.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d72a9495-625e-4c64-8449-2191368fcc22
  • Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927
    Subject of
    Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951
    Goldberg, Whoopi, American, born 1955
    Byrd, Thomas Jefferson, American, born 1941
    Cucci, Tony, American, born 1961
    Davidson, Jack
    Gordon, Carl, American, 1932 - 2010
    Henderson, Stephen McKinley, American, born 1949
    Mackie, Anthony, American, born 1979
    Simms, Heather Alicia, American, born 1970
    Zorich, Louis, American, born 1924
    Date
    2003
    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 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicts a man wearing a fedora and holding a trumpet while a woman in the background sings into a microphone. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/MA RAINEY'S/BLACK BOTTOM/WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2003.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    theater programs
    Topic
    Actors
    Blues (Music)
    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
    2011.45.60
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd554d8cd0e-6a18-41d0-b0ee-5cc6ad82b416
  • Playbill for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Rainey, Ma, American, 1886 - 1939
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Dutton, Charles S., American, born 1951
    Jackson, Leonard, American, born 1928
    Judd, Robert, American, died 1986
    Seneca, Joe, American, 1919 - 1996
    Criscuolo, Lou, American, born 1934
    Carpenter, John, American, born 1948
    Mitchell, Aleta, American, born 1952
    Davenport-Richards, Scott
    Loomis, Christopher
    Merritt, Theresa, American, 1922 - 1998
    Date
    1984
    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 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. White background with yellow box at top; black box below with graphic of a woman in front of a microphone with her arms stretched out to her sides. [PLAYBILL/CORT THEATRE/Ma Rainey's Black Bottom] White circular sticker on back, handwirtten 1984.
    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
    Blues (Music)
    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
    2011.45.59
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec2abbb5-cde4-4519-bd45-abf15a91695b
  • Playbill for Joe Turner's Come and Gone

    Published by
    Playbill, American, founded 1884
    Used by
    Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
    Subject of
    Wilson, August, American, 1945 - 2005
    Aarn, Kimberleigh, American, born 1960
    Bassett, Angela, American, born 1958
    Caldwell, L. Scott, American, born 1950
    Habersham, Richard Parnell, American
    Hall, Ed
    Lindo, Delroy, American, born 1952
    Perry, Jamila
    Rucker, Bo, American, born 1948
    Scheine, Raynor, American, born 1942
    Scott, Kimberly, American, born 1961
    Winkler, Mel, American, born 1941
    Date
    1988
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 cm)
    Description
    Playbill for Joe Turner's Come and Gone. White background with yellow box at top; white box below with graphic of a man and a little girl holding hands while facing the front of a white house, [PLAYBILL/ETHEL BARRYMORE THEATRE/JOE TURNER'S/ COME AND GONE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1988.
    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)
    Migrations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
    Object number
    2011.45.49
    Restrictions & Rights
    Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bcb2e566-3531-4d4f-a37e-fb322aceb11e
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