On View
Taking the Stage Gallery
Exhibition
Taking the Stage
Created by
Norman Studios, American, 1920 - 1928
Subject of
Pickett, Bill, American, 1870 - 1932
Reynolds, Steve, American, 1892 - 1945
Bush, Anita, American, 1883 - 1974
Chenault, Lawrence, American, 1877 - 1943
Printed by
Ritchey Litho Company, American, 1915 - 1928
Date
1922
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 41 7/8 × 27 11/16 in. (106.3 × 70.3 cm)
Description
A poster for the film The Crimson Skull. The poster features an image two people standing on either side of a white horse. On the left side is a man (Lawrence Chenault) in a red shirt and brown pants. He wears a brown vest, brown cowboy hat and a green scarf tied around his neck. He has an ammunition belt slung around his hips and his head is turned toward the horse and woman on his left. The woman (Anita Bush) also wears a cowboy hat and has a red scarf around her neck over purple shirt. She wears brown pants and an ammunition belt around her waist. She is leaning towards the white horse standing between her and the man and smiling at the man. In the bottom half of the poster is white and yellow text on a black background that reads "The Norman Film MFG CO. / presents / THE CRIMSON SKULL / Baffling Western Mystery Photoplay." This is followed by cast and production information. At the bottom is "ALL COLORED CAST" and "Distributed by NORMAN FILM MFG CO., Jacksonville, Fla." and "6 SMASHING REELS".
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
United States, North and Central America
United States, North and Central America
Place filmed
Boley, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, 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
posters
Topic
Actors
Film
Race films
Western films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.25
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd509c56f60-e84b-4a18-b60f-a0a6465c2832

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