Subject of
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
McNeil, Claudia, American, 1917 - 1993
Dee, Ruby, American, 1924 - 2014
Hansberry, Lorraine, American, 1930 - 1965
Rose, Philip, 1921 - 2011
Cogan, David J., Romanian American, died 2002
Susskind, David Howard, American, 1920 - 1987
Petrie, Daniel Mannix, Canadian, 1920 - 2004
Date
1961
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 10 15/16 × 14 in. (27.8 × 35.6 cm)
Description
Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun.
The card consists of a large tinted film still depicting a scene with Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil. The two are pictured in a blue room. McNeil is on the left, wearing an orange dress and looking towards Poitier, who is on the right wearing a yellow shirt and leaning towards McNeil. In the bottom right corner is a round orange ring with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.134.2
Restrictions & Rights
© 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58c9460e9-3465-44a2-982a-4febee12d73e

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page