Issued by
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
Subject of
Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
Date
1959
Medium
ink on poster board
Dimensions
H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
Description
A lobby card for the movie Porgy and Bess" The card features a color image of a man (Sidney Poitier) and woman (Dorothy Dandridge) singing and looking at each other. Poitier is wearing a yellow shirt and has his hands around her waist while Dandridge, wearing white, has her hands on his arms. In the background you can see a jar and some flowers. In the lower proper right corner there is a box with text that reads [SAMUEL GOLDWYN / PRESENTS / THE MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION / PORGY / and / BESS / Starring / SIDNEY POITIER.DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. SAMMY DAVIS JR. PEARL BAILEY]. Along the bottom is a copyright notice [Copyright 1959 Columbia Pictures Corp. Country of Origin U.S.A.] and a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp. At the bottom right corner is [59/218].
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Film
Musical films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2011.41.6.1
Restrictions & Rights
© 1959 Columbia Pictures Corp.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d1832c60-e357-44ee-bb2d-010a069a88db

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