Printed by
Artcraft Lithograph & Printing Company, American, 1905 - 1970
Subject of
Papp, Joseph, American, 1921 - 1991
New York Shakespeare Festival, American, founded 1954
Delacorte Theater, American, founded 1962
Date
1973
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 10 × 9 × 1/16 in. (25.4 × 22.9 × 0.2 cm)
Description
A playbook for "Two Gentlemen of Verona." The book has a white cover with is a stylized graphic of two (2) women seen in profile in the center of the cover. One woman is depicted with yellow skin, large red hair, and mustache with her proper left breast exposed. Behind her is another woman depicted with brown skin, a large black afro, and a mustache with her proper left breast exposed. Both women are depicted with wide open eyes above red rouge circles. Below the women is black text that reads [TWO / GENTLEMEN / OF VERONA / A / GRANDNEW / MUSICAL]. The front and back covers are identical. The interior pages are printed in black-and-white.
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
theater programs
Topic
Comedy (Theatre)
Musical Theatre
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number
2015.64.8
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6db2274-5550-4109-9eaa-1e1f4d427ce1

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