On View
Taking the Stage Gallery
Exhibition
Taking the Stage
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
Miller, Flournoy, American, 1885 - 1971
Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919
Horne, Lena, American, 1917 - 2010
Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
Basin Street Boys, American, 1945 - 1951
The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
Date
1943
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 in. (56.2 × 35.6 cm)
Description
A window card for the film The Bronze Venus. On the left side, the card features a black and white image of Lena Horne wearing an evening gown. On the right, in large red letters is [LENA / HORNE] followed by [THE SWING SIREN OF / "CABIN IN THE SKY" / AND "STORMY WEATHER" / IN / "THE / BRONZE / VENUS"] in black text. Beneath this is [WITH / Ralph Cooper Lawrence Griner / Basin St. Boys / The Cats and the Fiddle / and All Star Colored Cast]. Along the top of the card, in a red rectangular box, is showtime information for the Regent Theatre in Youngstown, Ohio.
Place used
Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
window cards
Topic
Actors
Dance
Film
Jazz (Music)
Musical films
Musicians
Race films
Rhythm and blues (Music)
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.147
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54368505d-f5c2-4ead-b276-5f837a9823a8

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