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Photograph by:

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998  Search this

Subject of:

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 6 1/2 × 8 11/16 in. (16.5 × 22.1 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

June 1961

Topic:

African American  Search this

Black Press  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1953-1961  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:

2014.302.47

Restrictions & Rights:

© Carnegie Museum of Art, Charles "Teenie" Harris Archive

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a14e46cd-66c7-4488-880a-408224a0eb14

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.302.47

Published by:

United Artists Corporation, founded 1919  Search this

Distributed by:

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000  Search this

Subject of:

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990  Search this

Medium:

ink on poster board

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

lobby cards

Place used:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1958

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Film  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.41.8

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1958 - United Artists Corporation. Permission required for use.

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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/fd5ea59d853-96c7-4fa0-8e19-2e0609a5c80f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.41.8

Published by:

Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this

Used by:

Mark Hellinger Theatre, American, 1930 - 1991  Search this

Subject of:

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Melba Moore, American, born 1945  Search this

Gilbert Price, American, 1942 - 1991  Search this

Ira Hawkins  Search this

George Anthony Bell  Search this

Bruce Hubbard  Search this

Eleanor McCoy  Search this

Dan Barton, American, 1921 - 2009  Search this

Miguel Godreau, Puerto Rican, 1947 - 1996  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 cm)

Type:

theater programs

Place used:

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1978

Topic:

African American  Search this

Broadway Theatre  Search this

Musical Theatre  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens

Object number:

2011.45.94

Restrictions & Rights:

Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecb5089b-80fe-41bf-a072-24b1bc4d4843

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.94

Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Medium:

ink on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 9 9/16 × 7 1/2 in. (24.3 × 19 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 1/16 × 7 15/16 in. (25.5 × 20.2 cm)

Type:

chromogenic color prints

portraits

Place captured:

United States, North and Central America

Date:

1942-2008

Topic:

African American  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

Singers (Musicians)  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2013.118.206.2

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a29dcba-7ac4-44a7-868e-266e511feea2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.118.206.2

Photograph by:

Wayne F. Miller, American, 1918 - 2013  Search this

Subject of:

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Medium:

photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image): 10 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (26.2 x 26.4 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 13 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (33.7 x 26.4 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted:

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1946-1948

Topic:

African American  Search this

Dance  Search this

Nightlife  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2009.24.13

Restrictions & Rights:

© Magnum Photos

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Portfolio/Series:

The Way of Life of the Northern Negro

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54e2ad8e4-187d-4197-9853-2ff24ee4d855

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2009.24.13

Published by:

Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912  Search this

Subject of:

Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965  Search this

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990  Search this

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994  Search this

Ella Fitzgerald, American, 1917 - 1996  Search this

Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972  Search this

Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014  Search this

Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970  Search this

W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958  Search this

Medium:

ink on poster board

Dimensions:

H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

lobby cards

Place depicted:

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1958

Topic:

African American  Search this

Actors  Search this

Blues (Music)  Search this

Film  Search this

Musical films  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.34.14

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1958 Paramount Pictures. Permission required for use.

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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/fd58811b3c6-a8d3-445f-9e2a-faa242299249

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.34.14

Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Tougaloo College, American, founded 1869  Search this

Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990  Search this

James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006  Search this

Nina Simone, American, 1933 - 2003  Search this

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008  Search this

Marlon Brando, American, 1924 - 2004  Search this

Burton Stephen "Burt" Lancaster, American, 1913 - 1994  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

L x W: 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)

Type:

fliers (printed matter)

Place depicted:

Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1966

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Actors  Search this

American South  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Entertainers  Search this

HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)  Search this

Musicians  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection

Object number:

2011.109.5

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f55d83-62e6-4869-a2fe-417d29883641

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.109.5