Photograph by
Swope, Martha, American
Subject of
Collins, Risë
MacCauley, Robbie, American, born 1942
Miller, Jonette O'Kelley, American
Hunt, Sharita Mae
Johnson, Leona
Date
1977-1978
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (image): 7 9/16 × 9 1/2 in. (19.2 × 24.1 cm)
H x W (sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
H x W (mounting paper): 10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in. (26 × 34 cm)
Description
A black and white photograph of the Broadway production of for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf: Risë Collins (Lady in Purple), Robbie MacCauley (Lady in Red), Jonette O’Kelley Miller (Lady in Green), Sharita Mae Hunt (Lady in Orange), and Leona Johnson (Lady in Yellow).
Place captured
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
photographs
portraits
Topic
Actors
Broadway Theatre
Drama (Theatre)
Feminism
Modern dance
Poetry
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the collection of Earl S. and Jonette O. Miller
Object number
2015.53.5
Restrictions & Rights
Photo by Martha Swope/ ©The New York Public Library
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5581bdb0f-850c-4067-9712-77d77b714c79

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