- On View
- Taking the Stage Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Distributed by
- Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
- Subject of
- Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
- Newsome, Carman, 1912 - 1974
- Jones, Robert Earl, American, 1910 - 2006
- Micheaux, Oscar, American, 1884 - 1951
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 38 15/16 × 25 in. (98.9 × 63.5 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 40 7/8 × 26 15/16 in. (103.8 × 68.5 cm)
- Description
- A poster for the film Lying Lips depicting two women at a small round table. One woman, wearing a colorful patterned dress, is seated with her head propped on her left hand, her left elbow resting on the table. Her right hand rests on the table next to plates of food. The second woman stands next to her but leans with both hands on the table in front of them. She wears a black dress with a white collar, cuffs, and apron. In the poster's upper left corner is black text that reads [OSCAR / MICHEAUX / presents] In the center of the poster in large red text are letters that read ["Lying Lips"]. The bottom third of the poster has a solid red background and text in yellow and black letters that reads [EDNA MAE HARRIS / CARMAN NEWSOME / and an all-star COLORED CAST / copyright / MICHEAUX PICTURES CORPORATION / NEW YORK].
- Place used
- 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
- Film
- Race films
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.56
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




