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Distributed by:
20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935  Search this
Subject of:
Jeanne Crain, American, 1925 - 2003  Search this
Ethel Barrymore, American, 1879 - 1959  Search this
Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977  Search this
William Lundigan, American, 1914 - 1975  Search this
Darryl F. Zanuck, American, 1902 - 1979  Search this
Elia Kazan, Greek American, 1909 - 2003  Search this
Printed by:
Litho Poster Corporation of America, American, 1943 - 1951  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/2 in. (99.1 × 64.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 40 15/16 × 27 1/16 in. (104 × 68.7 cm)
Type:
posters
Place used:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1949
Description:
This poster for the film Pinky is printed on a black background with an off-white border. In the center is the face of a woman (Jeanne Crain)with red hair and blue eyes and [Pinky] in large white script with a pink dot over the "i." Over Crain's shoulder, in the top left corner is the face of another woman (Ethel Waters) wearing a white head wrap and dark clothing. At the top right corner is [The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!] in white text. In the lower right corner is a smaller image of a woman in a belted white dress with a man standing in front of her and a man standing behind her. The man in front of her is concealed by shadows and the man behind her is wearing a white button up shirt, tie, pants, and a fedora. To the left of this in white text is [Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, / Ethel Waters. William Lundigan, / Produced by F. Zanuck, Directed by Eilia Kazan]. A 20th Century Fox Film Corporation logo is in the bottom left corner. Printed in the bottom border of the poster, from left to right is [Copyright 1949 - By Twentieth Century -Fox FIlm Corp. - Litho in U.S.A. - 5649 - Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter. - 49/607 - LITHO-POSTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA].
Transcription Center Status:
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Film  Search this
Race films  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2013.118.72
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51660402f-2387-4d09-8800-d1996c3c1808
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.72