- On View
- Taking the Stage Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- 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
- 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
- Transcription Available
- 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
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.