Created by
Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
Subject of
Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
Date
1939
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Description
A lobby card for the movie "Lying Lips". The card is comprised of an image of a woman (Edna Mae Harris) wearing a red hat, red and white checkered jacket, and green top and standing in front of a high desk or bench presumably at a courthouse or police station. Behind her is a man (Robert Earl Jones) in a brown suit with a red tie and a hat. Next to them is a man dressed as a police officer and sitting on the other side of the desk is a man in a blue uniform. The man sitting behind the desk is writing in a book. In the background a door is visible. In the upper proper right corner is text that reads [OSCAR MICHEAUX/ presents/ LYING LIPS]. In the lower proper left corner there is a box with text that reads [EDNA MAE HARRIS/ The Personality Girl/ And an All Star/ COLORED CAST].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Film
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance
Object number
2011.160.1
Restrictions & Rights
Public Domain - film in public domain, materials as well
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b794470-3c3e-4b2a-8b6e-51d057b517ff

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