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Playbill for Porgy and Bess

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Gershwin Theatre, American, founded 1972  Search this
Subject of:
Donnie Ray Albert, American, born 1950  Search this
Clamma Dale, American, born 1948  Search this
Wilma Shakesnider  Search this
Abraham Lind-Oquendo  Search this
Esther Hinds  Search this
Delores Ivory-Davis, American, born 1939  Search this
Robert Mosely, American, died 2002  Search this
Irene Oliver  Search this
George Gershwin, American, 1898 - 1937  Search this
Ira Gershwin, American, 1896 - 1983  Search this
DuBose Heyward, American, 1885 - 1940  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:
1976
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Opera (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.80
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.80
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Concert program for Porgy and Bess

Used by:
The Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, American, founded 1842  Search this
Subject of:
Kevin Deas, American  Search this
Marvis Martin, American  Search this
Camellia Johnson, American  Search this
Michael Forest, American  Search this
Lester Lynch  Search this
Indira Mahajan, Indian American  Search this
George Gershwin, American, 1898 - 1937  Search this
Ira Gershwin, American, 1896 - 1983  Search this
DuBose Heyward, American, 1885 - 1940  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1998-1999
Topic:
African American  Search this
Opera (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.81
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.81
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Playbill for Raisin

Created by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910  Search this
Subject of:
Virginia Capers, American, 1925 - 2004  Search this
Joe Morton, American, born 1947  Search this
Ernestine Jackson, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (22.5 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1975
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:
2011.45.83.1
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7c70cf6-4aa5-4142-8c46-4673afaba4b8
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.83.1
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Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928  Search this
Subject of:
Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965  Search this
Claudia McNeil, American, 1917 - 1993  Search this
Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005  Search this
Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014  Search this
Louis Gossett Jr., American, born 1936  Search this
Diana Sands, American, 1934 - 1973  Search this
Ivan Dixon, American, 1931 - 2008  Search this
John Fiedler, American, 1925 - 2005  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1959
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Tragedy (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.84
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59d139af8-1897-4d11-b170-d54c62fe17f5
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.84
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Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this
Subject of:
Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965  Search this
Sean Combs, American, born 1969  Search this
Audra McDonald, American, born 1970  Search this
Phylicia Rashad, American, born 1948  Search this
Sanaa Lathan, American, born 1971  Search this
David Aaron Baker, American, born 1963  Search this
Laurence Ballard, American  Search this
Teagle F. Bougere  Search this
Frank Harts, American, born 1979  Search this
Billy Eugene Jones  Search this
Kenneth Alexander Mitchell, Canadian, born 1974  Search this
Bill Nunn, American, 1952 - 2016  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2004
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Tragedy (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.85
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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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/fd57203016c-cd70-42aa-951d-4ea58e167511
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.85

Playbill for The River Niger

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Brooks Atkinson Theatre, American, founded 1926  Search this
Subject of:
Graham Brown, American, 1924 - 2011  Search this
Frances Foster, American, 1924 - 1997  Search this
Dean Irby, American  Search this
Saundra McClain, American  Search this
Neville Richen  Search this
Les Roberts, American, born 1937  Search this
Roxie Roker, American, 1929 - 1995  Search this
Lennal Wainwright  Search this
Douglas Turner Ward, born 1930  Search this
Charles Weldon, American, born 1940  Search this
Grenna Whitaker  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:
1973
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.86
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54bd62fe8-75c6-47a6-81a2-75e06a5242f9
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.86
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Playbill for Sarafina!

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Cort Theatre, American, founded 1912  Search this
Subject of:
Pat Mlaba, South African, born 1964  Search this
Lindiwe Dlamini  Search this
Dumisani Dlamini, South African, died 2004  Search this
Congo Hadebe, South African, born 1964  Search this
Nhlanhla Ngema, born 1965  Search this
Leleti Khumalo, South African, born 1970  Search this
Baby Cele, South African  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1987
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:
2011.45.88
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.88
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Playbill for The Song of Jacob Zulu

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, American, founded 1918  Search this
Subject of:
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, South African, founded 1960  Search this
Gerry Becker, American, born 1951  Search this
Pat Bowie  Search this
Robert Breuler, American  Search this
David Connelly, American  Search this
Leelai Demoz, American, born 1968  Search this
K. Todd Freeman, American, born 1965  Search this
Erika L. Heard, American, born 1967  Search this
Danny Johnson, American  Search this
Gary DeWitt Marshall, American  Search this
Zakes Mokae, South African, 1934 - 2009  Search this
Tania Richard, American  Search this
Seth Sibanda  Search this
Alan Wilder  Search this
Nicholas Cross Wodtke  Search this
Cedric Young, American  Search this
Created by:
Daniel Oreskes, American  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1993
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  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:
2011.45.90
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b322f5c1-fb3b-4532-868e-c6460aa3cbbe
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.90
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Playbill for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910  Search this
Subject of:
Duke Ellington, American, 1899 - 1974  Search this
Gregory Hines, American, 1946 - 2003  Search this
Judith Ann Jamison, American, born 1943  Search this
Phyllis Hyman, American, 1949 - 1995  Search this
P. J. Benjamin, American, born 1951  Search this
Hinton Battle, American, born 1956  Search this
Gregg Burge, American, 1957 - 1998  Search this
Mercedes Ellington, American, born 1939  Search this
Priscilla Baskerville  Search this
Terri Klausner  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:
1981
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Jazz (Music)  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:
2011.45.91
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
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f7fc83d-0982-444b-808d-b65b6d01873c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.91
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Playbill for Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Subject of:
Gregory Hines, American, 1946 - 2003  Search this
Judith Ann Jamison, American, born 1943  Search this
Phyllis Hyman, American, 1949 - 1995  Search this
P. J. Benjamin, American, born 1951  Search this
Hinton Battle, American, born 1956  Search this
Mercedes Ellington, American, born 1939  Search this
Priscilla Baskerville  Search this
Created by:
Terri Klausner  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:
1981
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Jazz (Music)  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:
2011.45.92
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.92
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Theatre program for Song of the Lusitanian Bogey and Daddy Goodness

Created by:
Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967  Search this
Subject of:
Graham Brown, American, 1924 - 2011  Search this
William Jay  Search this
Rosalind Cash, American, 1938 - 1995  Search this
Judyann Elder, American, born 1948  Search this
David Downing, American, born 1943  Search this
Denise Nicholas, American, born 1944  Search this
Frances Foster, American, 1924 - 1997  Search this
Esther Rolle, American, 1920 - 1998  Search this
Arthur French, American, born 1931  Search this
Allie Woods Jr., American, born 1940  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
July 30, 1968
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.93.1
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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/fd55bdc9058-6bf7-4ded-83aa-c6890190caa8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.93.1
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Playbill for Timbuktu!

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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Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ecb5089b-80fe-41bf-a072-24b1bc4d4843
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.94
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Playbill for The Who’s Tommy

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
St. James Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this
Subject of:
Pete Townshend, British, born 1945  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1993-1995
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
Rock and roll (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.95
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55dddebad-f67e-4726-89b5-8d87e302e0fb
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.95
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Playbill for Scott Joplin's Treemonisha

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Gershwin Theatre, American, founded 1972  Search this
Subject of:
Scott Joplin, American, 1867 - 1917  Search this
Carmen Balthrop, American  Search this
Betty Allen, American, 1927 - 2009  Search this
Curtis Rayam, American, born 1951  Search this
Willard White, Jamaican British, born 1946  Search this
Ben Harney, American, born 1952  Search this
Cora Johnson  Search this
Kenneth Hicks, American, born 1952  Search this
Dorceal Duckens, American  Search this
Dwight Ransom  Search this
Raymond Bazemore, American, 1944 - 2001  Search this
Edward Pierson  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:
1975
Topic:
African American  Search this
Broadway Theatre  Search this
Musical Theatre  Search this
Ragtime (Music)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.96
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abff9520-ca89-45f4-856a-52ea9075003e
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edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.96
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Playbill for Valley Song

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Subject of:
Lisa Gay Hamilton, American, born 1964  Search this
Marius Weyers, South African, born 1945  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1996
Topic:
African American  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
Object number:
2011.45.97
Restrictions & Rights:
Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
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Memorabilia and Ephemera
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5555c9677-1252-416b-a775-e1db7dbd347f
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.97
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Playbill for The Wiz

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Used by:
Majestic Theatre, American, founded 1927  Search this
Subject of:
Tiger Haynes, American, 1914 - 1994  Search this
Ted Ross, American, 1934 - 2002  Search this
Hinton Battle, American, born 1956  Search this
Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011  Search this
Mabel King, American, 1932 - 1999  Search this
André De Shields, American, born 1946  Search this
Tasha Thomas, American, 1950 - 1984  Search this
Dee Dee Bridgewater, American, born 1950  Search this
Stephanie Mills, American, born 1957  Search this
Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (22.5 x 14.3 cm)
Type:
theater programs
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1975
Topic:
African American  Search this
Actors  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:
2011.45.98
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/fd52df4bfef-6b36-4400-9452-858921c33d1a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.45.98
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

Published by:
Playbill, American, founded 1884  Search this
Subject of:
Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018  Search this
Used by:
Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, metal
Dimensions:
9 x 5 5/8 x 1/8 in. (22.9 x 14.3 x 0.3 cm)
Type:
magazines (periodicals)
playbills
Place used:
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Date:
November 1977
Topic:
African American  Search this
Drama (Theatre)  Search this
Feminism  Search this
Gender  Search this
Identity  Search this
Sexuality  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
Object number:
2012.152.1213
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:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Memorabilia and Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51ab3730e-e1bf-4147-a63e-74b05c4b3209
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.152.1213
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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.
See more items in:
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/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.
See more items in:
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
Online Media:

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.
See more items in:
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/fd5992d63b2-db1b-4fd0-b62f-3a167cb61179
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.64.13
Online Media:

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