Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
Smith, Mildred
Drake, Alfred, American, 1914 - 1992
Used by
The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
Date
1947
Medium
ink on zinc
Dimensions
H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
Description
A printing plate of Mildred Smith (right) and Alfred Drake (left) acting in the Duke Ellington and John La Touche production of "Beggar's Holiday." Smith is featured sitting holding a match in her proper left hand up to a cigarette in Drake's mouth. Drake is standing with his proper left foot on a bench and leans down towards Smith's raised hand. The back of the plate has several inscriptions written in black in that read [50,54 - B / Drake and Smith / Stage].
Place made
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Photographs and Still Images
Type
printing plates
portraits
Topic
Actors
Black Press
Broadway Theatre
Business
Mass media
Musical Theatre
Technology
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Object number
2012.18.5.88
Restrictions & Rights
© Chicago Defender Publishing Company
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5afede5e8-b728-4c73-8a7d-00dc7e4ed7f1

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