On View
1968 & Beyond Gallery
Exhibition
A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
Manufactured by
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
Subject of
Poitier, Sidney, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
Date
1967
Medium
ink on poster board
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Description
Lobby card features a color still from the film "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?" Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton's torsos face each other while both have their heads turned towards to the right of the frame; their glances are focused on something or someone off camera. Houghton wears a sleeveless, cream-colored blouse while Poitier wears a navy blue suit jacket and a patterned tie with repeated concentric circles. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom right corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in the bottom left corner of the lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Race relations
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2014.134.6
Restrictions & Rights
© 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd542cce3ee-db8d-49e9-8ae2-325c1950ba3d

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