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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.
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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
- 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
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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 ViewCulture/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.
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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
- 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.
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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
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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
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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 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.
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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 ViewCulture/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.
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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 ViewCulture/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.