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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Subject of
- National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, American, founded 1969
- National Urban Affairs Council, American, founded 1971
- Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, American, founded 1963
- Prince Hall Freemasonry, founded 1784
- Created by
- National Association of Market Developers, American, founded 1953
- Subject of
- Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1913
- Top Ladies of Distinction, Inc., American, founded 1964
- Continental Societies, Inc., American, founded 1956
- Morgan, Rose, American, 1912 - 2008
- Walker, William Otis, American, 1896 - 1981
- National Newspaper Publishers Association, American, founded 1827
- African Methodist Episcopal Church, American, founded 1816
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1937
- The Links, Incorporated, American, founded 1946
- National Association of Black Accountants, Inc., American, founded 1969
- Carats, Inc., American, founded 1959
- People United to Save Humanity, American, founded 1971
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
- Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1932
- National United Church Ushers Association of America, Inc., American, founded 1919
- National Pharmaceutical Association, American, founded 1947
- National Medical Association, American, founded 1895
- Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., founded 1922
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, American, founded 1920
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1906
- Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1943
- National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Clubs, Inc., American, founded 1935
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- National Association of University Women, American, founded 1910
- Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., American, founded 1911
- Shriners International, American, founded 1870
- Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks of the World, American, founded 1898
- Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., American, founded 1929
- Jordan, Vernon, American, born 1935
- National Business League, American, founded 1900
- Congressional Black Caucus, American, founded 1971
- Ashe, Arthur Jr., American, 1943 - 1993
- National Bankers Association, American, founded 1927
- National Bar Association, American, founded 1925
- 369th Veterans Association, American
- Sutton, Percy Ellis, American, 1920 - 2009
- Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
- Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
- King, Clarence D., American, 1888 - 1981
- Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, American, founded 1914
- National Black Veterans Association, American, founded 1974
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 1/2 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A 1982 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine features a green ribbon that reads [1982 / DELEGATE] against a grid of black and white portrait photographs. The top two (2) and bottom two (2) rows of photographs are tinted red. Thirty-two (32) men and women are pictured, with the last name of everyone printed under his or her picture in black. The spine of the magazine is white with black text that reads [DELEGATE, 1982 - The 6th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with an untitled editorial note criticizing policies of the Reagan administration. There is also a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1982], followed by a table of contents.
- The content then continues with an article titled “The High Cost of Civil Rights” by Benjamin Hooks and an article titled “The State of Black America 1982” by Vernon Jordan. This is followed profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the Jackie Robinson Awards Dinner, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, National Urban Affairs Council, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Chesebrough Pond, ITT Continental Baking Company, Ciba-Geigy, Moving Up Awards Dinner, 7 Up, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Bottle & Cork Club, National Association of Market Developers, Beaux Arts Ball, John Hunter Camp Fund, Chi Delta Mu Fraternity, Top Ladies of Distinction, Continental Societies, Inc., Rose Morgan, William O. Walker, National Newspaper Publishers Association, A.M.E. Zion Church, NAACP, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, The Links, National Association of Black Accountants, Carats, Operation Push, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, National Medical Association, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alph Fraternity, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, National Urban League, National Association of University Women, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, I.B.P.O.E. of W., Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Vernon Jordan, National Business League, National Black Veterans Organization, Somerset Importers, Congressional Black Caucus, Tuskegee Airmen, Isyaku Ibrahim, National Association of Media Women, Arthur Ashe, National Bankers Association, The Edges Group, National Bar Association, Harlem Commonwealth Council Foundation, 369th Veteran’s Association, Percy Sutton, 100 Black Women, Morehouse College, Communications Excellence to Black Audiences, Clarence D. King, Joe Louis, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, and Women’s Association of Allied Beverage Industries. There are also short features on black movies, black Broadway, Oak Bluffs, and a special feature titled “I Remember Harlem.”
- There are approximately 465 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.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Broadway Theatre
- Business
- Caricature and cartoons
- Communities
- Film
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- 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
- 2012.167.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Playbill for Jelly's Last Jam
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- ANTA Theatre, American, founded 1925
- Subject of
- Morton, Jelly Roll, American, 1890 - 1941
- Hines, Gregory, American, 1946 - 2003
- Glover, Savion, American, born 1973
- Mathis, Stanley Wayne, American
- Pinkins, Tonya, American, born 1962
- David, Keith, American, born 1956
- Date
- 1992
- 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 Jelly's Last Jam. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of three women and two men located above title; the three women are wearing revealing clothing while the two men are wearing tuxedos; one of the men is playing the trumpet. [PLAYBILL / VIRGINIA THEATRE / JELLY'S / LAST JAM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1992.
- 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
- Jazz (Music)
- Musical Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.48
- 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
- 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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Playbill for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Edited by
- Samuelson, Judy
- Subject of
- Smith, Anna Deavere, American, born 1950
- Wolfe, George Costello, American, born 1954
- Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912
- Date
- April 1994
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 3/8 × 5 7/16 × 1/8 in. (21.2 × 13.8 × 0.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 3/8 × 10 11/16 × 3/4 in. (21.2 × 27.1 × 1.9 cm)
- Description
- Playbill, volume 94, number 4, featuring the play, "Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992," written by Anna Deavere Smith, directed by George C. Wolfe, and performed at the Cort Theatre, New York, in 1994. 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 [CORT THEATRE]. Below the masthead is a white field outlined in black, with a black-and-white image depicting the silhouette of four (4) tall palm trees and a fire in the bottom left corner that is giving off a diagonal plume of smoke that darkens the top third of the image. Above the trees is a close-up of two eyes. The title of the play, which is also the main coverline, is written above and just below the top edge of the image in black and white text, [TWILIGHT: / LOS ANGELES, 1992]. The back cover features an ad for Carlton cigarettes. All of the pages are glossy and bound together with staples. Most of the interior pages are off-white with black type with black-and-white images and color images. The magazine has seventy (70) pages.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Broadway Theatre
- Drama (Theatre)
- Justice
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
- Object number
- 2015.64.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Photographic print of Ethel Waters in costume
- Photograph by
- Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998
- Subject of
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Date
- February - April 1940
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of Ethel Waters backstage in costume for a performance in Pittsburgh. She wears a kerchief covering her hair, a long sleeved blouse, striped skirt, and checkered apron; her hands rest on her lap underneath the apron. Waters is seated in a corner in front of two walls lined with radiators. The back of the photograph has two barcode stickers, one with caption information, and a yellow circle sticker.
- Place depicted
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
- Object number
- 2014.302.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive
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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 ViewCulture/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.
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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
- 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.
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Playbill for The River Niger
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Brooks Atkinson Theatre, American, founded 1926
- Subject of
- Brown, Graham, American, 1924 - 2011
- Foster, Frances, American, 1924 - 1997
- Irby, Dean, American
- McClain, Saundra, American
- Richen, Neville
- Roberts, Les, American, born 1937
- Roker, Roxie, American, 1929 - 1995
- Wainwright, Lennal
- Ward, Douglas Turner, born 1930
- Weldon, Charles, American, born 1940
- Whitaker, Grenna
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for The River Niger. White background with pink, orange, and yellow box at top; white box below with black lettering. [PLAYBILL/MAGAZINE/BROOKS ATKINSON/THEATRE/THE RIVER NIGER] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1973.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Longacre Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Subject of
- Simmons, Russell Wendell, American, born 1957
- Lathan, Stan, American, born 1945
- Sia, Beau, American, born 1976
- Ice, Black, American
- Chin, Staceyann, American, born 1972
- Colman, Steve, American
- Del Valle, Mayda, American, born 1978
- Me, Georgia, American
- Hammad, Suheir, Jordanian American, born 1973
- Poetri, American, born 1974
- Lemon, American, born 1975
- Date
- 2002
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Def Poetry Jam on Broadway. White background with yellow box at top, gray box below with large white circle center, title over the top in black. [PLAYBILL/LONGACRE THEATRE/DEF/POETRY/JAM/ON/BROADWAY] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2002.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Movement
- Nuyorican Movement
- Type
- theater programs
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for The Great White Hope
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Subject of
- Alexander, Jane, American, born 1939
- Matthews, George
- Gilbert, Lou, American, 1909 - 1978
- Cypher, Jon, American, born 1932
- Pelham, Jimmy
- Ebeling, George
- Masterson, Peter, American, born 1934
- Warfield, Marlene, American, born 1940
- Haynes, Hilda, American, 1912 - 1986
- Wood, Eugene R.
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for The Great White Hope. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of shadowed title against pattern of horizontal lines. [Alvin/Theatre/PLAYBILL/the national magazine for theatregoers/THE GREAT/WHITE HOPE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1968.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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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
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Lizard wingtip shoes for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- De Shields, André, American, born 1946
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- suede, snakeskin, leather, cotton (textile), wood and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 3/4 × 4 × 4 in. (29.8 × 10.2 × 10.2 cm)
- Description
- Lizard wingtip shoes from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields in the 1988 Broadway Revival. The shoes have green/yellow snakeskin on the toe cap, the quarter, and heel cap of the shoe. The toe cap is in a wing shape, and along with the heel cap, has a strip of leather that separates the snakeskin from the green suede. The bottom heel is made of wood with rubber lining on the top and bottom. The shoe laces are a brown cotton thread.
- The left shoe (.4a) has a plastic sticker on the top rubber section that reads [28 / 28]. It has large areas of loss on the heel and a large tear on inner right leather lining. The right shoe (.4b) has a large tear on the toe cap that goes through all the layers. There is loss on the heel rubber lining from wear.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- shoes (footwear)
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Musical Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Object number
- 2018.1.1.4ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Pin for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- De Shields, André, American, born 1946
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- metal, rhinestone and hot-melt adhesive
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 × 5 × 7/16 in. (7.6 × 12.7 × 1.1 cm)
- Description
- Pin from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields during the 1982 NBC TV special. Clear rectangular rhinestone in a silver metal mount attached to a pin by hot-melt adhesive at the back. The end of the pin has a cap to keep the pin in place when worn.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Adornment
- Type
- lapel pins
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Object number
- 2018.1.1.5.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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The Way of Life of the Northern Negro: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Miller, Wayne F., American, 1918 - 2013
- Subject of
- Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
- Date
- May 1947
- Medium
- photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)
- Title
- Photograph of Lena Horne backstage at the Chez Paree
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Lena Horne backstage with her eyes downcast while wearing jewelry that sparkles.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- The Way of Life of the Northern Negro
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Jazz (Music)
- Photography
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.24.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Magnum Photos
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Playbill for Bridge & Tunnel
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Helen Hayes Theatre, American, founded 1983
- Subject of
- Jones, Sarah, American
- Date
- March 2006
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.6 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Bridge & Tunnel, written and performed by Sarah Jones. White background with yellow box at top, below image of a woman's face and seven different characters coming out of the top of her head. [PLAYBILL/THE HELEN HAYES THEATRE/BRIDGE & TUNNEL]
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- theater programs
- Topic
- Broadway Theatre
- Immigration
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for Timbuktu!
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Mark Hellinger Theatre, American, 1930 - 1991
- Subject of
- Kitt, Eartha, American, 1927 - 2008
- Moore, Melba, American, born 1945
- Price, Gilbert, American, 1942 - 1991
- Hawkins, Ira
- Bell, George Anthony
- Hubbard, Bruce
- McCoy, Eleanor
- Barton, Dan, American, 1921 - 2009
- Godreau, Miguel, Puerto Rican, 1947 - 1996
- Date
- 1978
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Timbuktu! White background with yellow box at top; grey box below with graphic of robbed figures wearing headdresses while standing under umbrellas. [PLAYBILL/MARK HELLINGER THEATRE/TIMBUKTU!] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1978.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.94
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Tie tack for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- De Shields, André, American, born 1946
- Date
- 1978-1988
- Medium
- metal and rhinestone
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 3/4 × 1 × 5/8 in. (7 × 2.5 × 1.6 cm)
- Description
- Tie tack from Ain't Misbehavin' costume ensemble for Act I worn by André De Shields. The tie tack has a blue rhinestone pin head that has a receiving button that is used to attach the two parts of the necktie together or to attach a necktie to a shirt. Surrounding the rhinestone the elliptical shaped metal has a rope pattern and a ridged edge that extends past the rhinestone below. The bottom button attached to a metal chain that ends in a straight bar. The clasp has a small circular knob at the end with a ridged edge surrounding.
- Place used
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Adornment
- Type
- tie tacks
- Topic
- Actors
- Broadway Theatre
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Entertainers
- Musical Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of André De Shields
- Object number
- 2018.1.1.5.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
-
Playbill for Five Guys Named Moe
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Created by
- Eugene O'Neill Theatre, American, founded 1925
- Subject of
- Dixon, Jerry
- Eskew, Doug
- Nealy, Milton Craig
- Ramsey, Kevin
- Sams, Jeffrey D., American, born 1966
- Turner, Glen
- Date
- 1992
- 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 Five Guys Names Moe. White background with yellow box at top; white box below; graphic of man playing trumpet against a black background; title located in speech bubble that originates from horn of trumpet. [PLAYBILL/Eugene O'NEILL THEATRE/FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE]. White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1992.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.30.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Playbill for Guys and Dolls
- Published by
- Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by
- Broadway Theatre, American, founded 1924
- Subject of
- Donaldson, Norma, American, 1928 - 1994
- Guillaume, Robert, American, born 1927
- Jackson, Ernestine, American
- Randolph, Jimmy
- Byrde, Edye, American, 1929 - 1999
- Morgan, Clark, American, 1920 - 1996
- Pierre, Christophe
- Wallace, Emmett "Babe", American, 1909 - 2006
- Page, Ken, American, born 1954
- Date
- 1977
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)
- Description
- Playbill for Guys and Dolls. White background with yellow box at top; black box below, photograph of castmembers in costume posing, one woman holds up an umbrella. [PLAYBILL/THE BROADWAY THEATRE/Guys/And/Dolls]
- 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
- Musical Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.38
- Restrictions & Rights
- Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.
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Theatre program for The Lion King
- Published by
- Stagebill, American, 1924 - 2002
- Used by
- New Amsterdam Theatre, American, founded 1903
- Subject of
- Hewitt, Tom, American
- Wright, Samuel E., American, born 1946
- Dumakude, Thuli, South African, born 1949
- Dorfman, Robert, American, born 1950
- Brady, John E.
- Robbins, Tom Alan, American
- Creswell, Bashirra
- Bennett, Keith
- Gurner, Jeff
- Jones, Vanessa A.
- Brown, Mwanzaa I.
- Dowtin, Kristen
- Lopez, Julissa, American
- Quinlan, Ian
- Raize, Jason, American, 1975 - 2004
- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
- Description
- Stagebill for The Lion King. Tan background with orange box at center; in center box is a graphic of a male lion's head. [STAGEBILL/DISNEY/PRESENTS/THE LION KING/THE BROADWAY MUSICAL/NEW AMSTERDAM THEATRE] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2000.
- 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
- Musical Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Object number
- 2011.45.54ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Disney. Permission required for use.