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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 6

Published by:
Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935  Search this
Edited by:
Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981  Search this
Written by:
Gene Mays  Search this
Subject of:
Fats Waller, American, 1904 - 1943  Search this
Anne Wiggins Brown, American and Norwegian, 1912 - 2009  Search this
Todd Duncan, American, 1903 - 1998  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.3 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 1/4 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.7 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.75
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a660df4-ec1d-4de5-aefd-59fad44037f5
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.75
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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10

Published by:
Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935  Search this
Edited by:
Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981  Search this
Written by:
Neil Lawrence  Search this
Subject of:
Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 11 1/4 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.6 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 1/4 × 17 1/2 × 3/16 in. (28.6 × 44.4 × 0.4 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
October 1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Latin jazz (Music)  Search this
Literature  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.77
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
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Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4bb72a7-cd51-4c59-802b-e82357bb7f8b
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.77
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The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 1

Published by:
Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935  Search this
Edited by:
Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981  Search this
Photograph by:
Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929  Search this
Written by:
Neil Lawrence  Search this
Maurice Dancer  Search this
Victor Albagli  Search this
Subject of:
Ivie Anderson, American, 1905 - 1949  Search this
Thomas Moseley, American, 1878 - 1971  Search this
Jimmie Lunceford, American, 1902 - 1947  Search this
Valaida Snow, American, 1904 - 1956  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 10 7/8 × 8 3/16 × 1/16 in. (27.7 × 20.8 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 10 7/8 × 16 5/16 × 3/8 in. (27.7 × 41.4 × 0.9 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Arts and music festivals  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Holidays and festivals  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.78
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
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Documents and Published Materials
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6d6b039-b922-4486-8d1f-a5e1bf0fa72c
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.78
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The Show-Down vol. 2 no. 4

Published by:
Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935  Search this
Edited by:
Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981  Search this
Subject of:
Alice Key, American, 1911 - 2010  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.7 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 3/8 × 1/2 in. (28.7 × 44.2 × 1.2 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place printed:
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 1937
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Business  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Musicians  Search this
Nightlife  Search this
Photography  Search this
Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.79
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e601174-3133-41c4-b28b-e25c8f741679
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.79
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Souvenir program for Memphis Bound!

Written by:
Unidentified  Search this
Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949  Search this
Avon Long, American, 1910 - 1984  Search this
Sheila Guyse, American, 1925 - 2013  Search this
John J. Wildberg, American, 1902 - 1959  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 11 15/16 × 9 1/16 × 1/16 in. (30.3 × 23 × 0.2 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Date:
ca. 1945
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
American South  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.8
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f7fb270d-62cc-4000-8cf9-a085daef7f4f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.8
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Photograph of Sandy Burns, George Wiltshire, and Dusty Fletcher

Photograph by:
Mittoo Photo Studio, American  Search this
Subject of:
Dusty Fletcher, American, 1900 - 1954  Search this
Sandy Burns, American  Search this
George Wiltshire, American, 1901 - 1976  Search this
Medium:
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 13 1/4 × 10 7/16 in. (33.7 × 26.5 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 28 cm)
Type:
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Place made:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1936
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Blackface  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Photography  Search this
Vaudeville  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.46.25.93
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Collection title:
The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56f7e8ca4-c1bf-41cf-a0df-6b07ad780f2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.46.25.93
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Oscar Land

Title:
Ventriloquist doll belonging to Stu Gilliam
Owned by:
Stu Gilliam, American, 1933 - 2013  Search this
Medium:
wood with cloth and fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 42 × 19 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (106.7 × 49.5 × 18.7 cm)
H x W x D (Seated, Legs Extended): 23 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 24 1/8 in. (59.1 × 41.3 × 61.3 cm)
H x W x D (Seated on Foam (9 x 12 x 12)): 32 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 22 1/2 in. (81.9 × 41.3 × 57.2 cm)
Type:
ventriloquial figures
Date:
1950s
Topic:
African American  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vivian Gilliam in memory of Stu Gilliam
Object number:
2014.178.17.1-.11
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5da894ba1-c6c6-43e9-9c8a-8b7c180ccbdf
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.178.17.1-.11

Flash Weekly Newspicture Magazine, February 14, 1938

Published by:
Flash Newspicture Magazine, American, 1937 - 1939  Search this
Owned by:
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
February 14, 1938
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number:
2014.302.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58279238d-7099-42b8-9f48-4371d5b97330
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.302.3
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Flash Weekly Newspicture Magazine, May 3, 1938

Published by:
Flash Newspicture Magazine, American, 1937 - 1939  Search this
Owned by:
Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 11 7/8 × 8 7/8 in. (30.2 × 22.5 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
Place made:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 3, 1938
Topic:
African American  Search this
Black Press  Search this
Children  Search this
Mass media  Search this
Photography  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from Charles A. Harris and Beatrice Harris in memory of Charles "Teenie" Harris
Object number:
2014.302.4
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
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Media Arts-Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58cd86058-279d-4ff8-997b-5b5732cbed77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.302.4
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The Poor People’s Campaign: A Photographic Journal

Published by:
Turnpike Press  Search this
Created by:
Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957  Search this
Photograph by:
Ron Comedy, American, born 1941  Search this
Fletcher Drake, 1942 - 1996  Search this
Clara Watkins, American, 1924 - 2012  Search this
Subject of:
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Medium:
printing ink on book paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/4 × 10 15/16 × 1/4 in. (21 × 27.8 × 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 8 1/4 × 21 7/8 × 1 in. (21 × 55.6 × 2.5 cm)
Type:
pamphlets
Place made:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Nina Mjagkij
Object number:
2014.92.3
Restrictions & Rights:
© SCLC
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5901b9b11-3942-4b61-bdbb-c34eae3d02ff
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.92.3
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Jittering Jitterbugs

Directed by:
Walter Graham  Search this
Distributed by:
Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979  Search this
Subject of:
Hamtree Harrington, American, 1886 - 1954  Search this
Arthur White's Lindy Hoppers, American  Search this
Owned by:
Ernie Smith, American, ca. 1925 - 2004  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration (digital file): 00:08:18
Physical extent (film): 300 ft
Type:
sound films
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1943
Topic:
African American  Search this
Beauty culture  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Dance  Search this
Film  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Race films  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number:
2015.275.13.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b9d90d5-3806-411c-8c47-3df757a089b8
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.275.13.1a

Ebony Parade

Produced by:
William Forest Crouch, American, 1904 - 1968  Search this
Subject of:
Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this
Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984  Search this
Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965  Search this
Francine Everett, American, 1915 - 1999  Search this
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973  Search this
Day, Dawn, and Dusk, American, 1940 - 1960  Search this
Vanita Smythe, American, 1925 - 1994  Search this
Pat Flowers, American, 1917 - 2000  Search this
Dewey Brown  Search this
The Mills Brothers, American, 1928 - 1982  Search this
Ruby Hill, American, born 1922  Search this
Mable Lee, American, 1921 - 2019  Search this
The Jubalaires, American, c. 1940-1950  Search this
Owned by:
Ernie Smith, American, ca. 1925 - 2004  Search this
Medium:
acetate film
Dimensions:
Duration (digital file): 00:27:22
Physical extent (film): 1100 ft
Type:
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
Place made:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1947
Topic:
African American  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Conductors (Musicians)  Search this
Dance  Search this
Entertainers  Search this
Film  Search this
Instrumentalists (Musicians)  Search this
Jazz (Music)  Search this
Musical films  Search this
Race films  Search this
Singers (Musicians)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number:
2015.275.39.1a
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Classification:
Media Arts-Film and Video
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e98e5ff3-cc7b-491d-8eca-f8841c969077
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.275.39.1a

Standup of the radio show character Amos Jones

Printed by:
Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960  Search this
Freeman Gosden, American, 1899 - 1982  Search this
Charles Correll, American, 1890 - 1972  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7 5/8 × 3 15/16 in. (19.3 × 10.1 cm)
Type:
paper dolls
Date:
1930
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Blackface  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Film  Search this
Radio  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.10.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Toys and Games
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c27e9dfc-608a-4ade-a1b1-a9b6d4140cdc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.10.1

Standup of the radio show character Andy Brown

Printed by:
Pepsodent Company, American, 1915 - 1944  Search this
Subject of:
Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960  Search this
Charles Correll, American, 1890 - 1972  Search this
Freeman Gosden, American, 1899 - 1982  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 9/16 × 4 3/16 in. (21.7 × 10.7 cm)
Type:
paper dolls
Date:
1930
Topic:
African American  Search this
Amusements  Search this
Blackface  Search this
Caricature and cartoons  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Film  Search this
Radio  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.10.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Classification:
Toys and Games
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59f5dfc24-3a88-449b-88f6-359deabb7a2f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.10.2

Playbill for No Place To Be Somebody

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Metromedia, American, founded 1955  Search this
Subject of:
Charles Gordone, American, 1925 - 1995  Search this
Morosco Theatre, American, 1917 - 1982  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 9 1/16 × 6 × 1/16 in. (23 × 15.2 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 9 1/16 × 11 9/16 × 9/16 in. (23 × 29.3 × 1.5 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
September 1971
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Identity  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.11
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd537f962f1-9f9e-4f14-8f09-98a72d6ae5cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.11
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Playbill for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Edited by:
Judy Samuelson  Search this
Subject of:
Anna Deavere Smith, American, born 1950  Search this
George Costello Wolfe, American, born 1954  Search this
Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 8 3/8 × 5 7/16 × 1/8 in. (21.2 × 13.8 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 8 3/8 × 10 11/16 × 3/4 in. (21.2 × 27.1 × 1.9 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place used:
Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 1994
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Justice  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Resistance  Search this
U.S. History, 1969-2001  Search this
Urban life  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f7188d5-f979-4816-b77a-88a67a066e71
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.12
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  • View Playbill for Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 digital asset number 1
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Playbill for Topdog/Underdog

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Edited by:
Judy Samuelson  Search this
Subject of:
Suzan-Lori Parks, American, born 1963  Search this
George Costello Wolfe, American, born 1954  Search this
Mos Def, American, born 1973  Search this
Jeffrey Wright, American, born 1965  Search this
Ambassador Theatre, American, founded 1928  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper with metal
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Closed): 8 7/16 × 5 3/8 × 1/16 in. (21.5 × 13.6 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 8 7/16 × 10 1/2 × 11/16 in. (21.5 × 26.7 × 1.8 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
March 2002
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Families  Search this
Poverty  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Theatre companies  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Exhibition:
Taking the Stage
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5992d63b2-db1b-4fd0-b62f-3a167cb61179
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.13
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Poster for Madea's Class Reunion

Printed by:
Unidentified  Search this
Subject of:
Tyler Perry, American, born 1969  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19 7/16 × 13 in. (49.4 × 33 cm)
Type:
posters
Date:
2003
Topic:
African American  Search this
Advertising  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Film  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.3
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f5775365-9b2b-4750-a9e8-41ce86376a0f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.3
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Advertisement for Amos 'n' Andy Television Show sponsored by Blatz

Commissioned by:
Valentin Blatz Brewing Company, American, 1851 - 1959  Search this
Published by:
Life Magazine, 1883 - 2007  Search this
Subject of:
Amos 'n' Andy, American, 1928 - 1960  Search this
Alvin Childress, American, 1907 - 1986  Search this
Spencer Williams, American, 1893-1969  Search this
CBS Broadcasting, Inc., American, founded 1927  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (2015.64a: unfolded): 14 1/16 × 20 3/4 in. (35.7 × 52.7 cm)
H x W (2015.64a: folded): 14 1/16 × 10 3/8 in. (35.7 × 26.4 cm)
H x W (2015.64b: unfolded): 14 1/16 × 20 3/4 in. (35.7 × 52.7 cm)
H x W (2015.64b: folded): 14 1/16 × 10 3/8 in. (35.7 × 26.4 cm)
Type:
advertisements
Date:
June 25, 1951
Topic:
African American  Search this
Comedy  Search this
Men  Search this
Segregation  Search this
Sitcoms  Search this
Stereotypes  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kathleen M. Kendrick
Object number:
2015.64.4ab
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f9e246a-9328-4477-a18c-4f9649fb90ce
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.4ab
Online Media:

Playbook for Two Gentlemen of Verona

Printed by:
Artcraft Lithograph & Printing Company, American, 1905 - 1970  Search this
Subject of:
Joseph Papp, American, 1921 - 1991  Search this
New York Shakespeare Festival, American, founded 1954  Search this
Delacorte Theater, American, founded 1962  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 10 × 9 × 1/16 in. (25.4 × 22.9 × 0.2 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place printed:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1973
Topic:
African American  Search this
Comedy (Theatre)  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
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.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d6db2274-5550-4109-9eaa-1e1f4d427ce1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.8

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