Published by
Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963
Subject of
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
Basie, Count, American, 1904 - 1984
Smythe, Vanita, American, 1925 - 1994
Lee, Mable, American, 1921 - 2019
Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
Everett, Francine, American, 1915 - 1999
Date
1947
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.5 cm)
Description
Lobby card for the 1947 film Ebony Parade. The card features a yellow background with red and white text. The rectangular lobby card has a large, tinted color image from the film on the upper left side. In the image Mabel Lee is sitting on a blue table wearing a two piece black costume. Seated at the table next to her is Mantan Moreland dressed as a female fortune teller, his hands on a crystal ball on top of the table. Mabel Lee is also resting her right hand on the crystal ball. A yellow curtain is behind them. To the right of the image are colored head shots of performers appearing in the film, including Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge, Count Basie, Mabel Lee, Vanita Smythe, Cab Calloway, and Francine Everett. Musical clefs and notes are behind the head shots. Printed text on the bottom of the card reads "ASTOR PICTURES / Presents / EBONY PARADE" and "with Cab Calloway / HIS BAND / Count Basie / HIS BAND / Vanita Smythe / Mabel Lee / and many others." The card has a yellowish white border. Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
lobby cards
Topic
Actors
Advertising
Comedy
Conductors (Musicians)
Dance
Entertainers
Film
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Musical films
Musicians
Race films
Singers (Musicians)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2019.22.13
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0402ffd-d88e-46ab-b4ed-0b358a3b9018

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