- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Crain, Jeanne, American, 1925 - 2003
- Barrymore, Ethel, American, 1879 - 1959
- Waters, Ethel, American, 1896 - 1977
- Lundigan, William, American, 1914 - 1975
- Zanuck, Darryl F., American, 1902 - 1979
- Kazan, Elia, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
- Printed by
- Litho Poster Corporation of America, American, 1943 - 1951
- Date
- 1949
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/2 in. (99.1 × 64.8 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 40 15/16 × 27 1/16 in. (104 × 68.7 cm)
- Description
- This poster for the film Pinky is printed on a black background with an off-white border. In the center is the face of a woman (Jeanne Crain)with red hair and blue eyes and [Pinky] in large white script with a pink dot over the "i." Over Crain's shoulder, in the top left corner is the face of another woman (Ethel Waters) wearing a white head wrap and dark clothing. At the top right corner is [The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!] in white text. In the lower right corner is a smaller image of a woman in a belted white dress with a man standing in front of her and a man standing behind her. The man in front of her is concealed by shadows and the man behind her is wearing a white button up shirt, tie, pants, and a fedora. To the left of this in white text is [Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, / Ethel Waters. William Lundigan, / Produced by F. Zanuck, Directed by Eilia Kazan]. A 20th Century Fox Film Corporation logo is in the bottom left corner. Printed in the bottom border of the poster, from left to right is [Copyright 1949 - By Twentieth Century -Fox FIlm Corp. - Litho in U.S.A. - 5649 - Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter. - 49/607 - LITHO-POSTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- 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
- Actors
- Film
- Race films
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.72
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




