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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Poster: date made: 1980. Associated Name: Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. depicted (sitter): Gebel-Williams, Gunther.
Statue of Henry Dixey as Adonis: date made: ca. 1880s. date made: 1886. Object Name: statue.
Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for George Murchison in A Raisin in the Sun: Date: 1983-1986. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Subject of: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965.
Black Fire: An Anthology of Afro-American Writing: Date: 1968. Edited by: Amiri Baraka, American, 1934 - 2014. Edited by: Larry Neal, American, 1937 - 1981.
slap stick: Object Name: Slapstick. Object Name: slap stick. Object Name: slapstick.
Printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake: Date: January 1947. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mildred Smith.
Hadda Pada: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Watercolor costume sketch by Lemuel Ayers for the musical, St. Louis Woman: Date: 1945. Created by: Lemuel Ayers, American, 1915 - 1955. Subject of: Gwendolyn Hale.
Color photographs with negative of Eubie Blake: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
Hello, Dolly! Window Card: Date made: 1978. depicted; performing artist: Channing, Carol. associated institution: Lunt-Fontanne Theater.
A Family Man: in three acts: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Loyalties: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Windows: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Costume cuirass for Tin Man in The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Fred Nihda, 1931 - 1997.
Color photographs with negative of Eubie Blake: Date: ca. 1981. Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
Photographic print from the Broadway production of "for colored girls...": Date: 1977-1978. Photograph by: Martha Swope, American. Subject of: Jonette O'Kelley Miller, American.
When We Dead Awaken: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Lizard wingtip shoes for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1988. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
Suspenders for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Pelican USA, American. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.
Ballet shoes, worn by Misty Copeland: user: Copeland, Misty. Object Name: shoes, ballet. Physical Description: fabric (overall material).
Photographic print of Ethel Waters as Carmen: Date: April 30, 1934. Created by: Carl Van Vechten, American, 1880 - 1964. Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977.
Costume headpiece for Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz on Broadway: Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961. Worn by: Dee Dee Bridgewater, American, born 1950.
The Crisis, Vol. 3, No. 5: Date: March 1912. Edited by: W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963. Subject of: The Crisis, American, founded 1910.
Set of Bones: Date made: 1878 - 1882. Object Name: bones. Physical Description: cocoawood (overall material).
Photograph of a female performer in costume: Date: after 1946. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.
World War I ashtray with bullet motif belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1914-1918. Created by: Unidentified Man or Men. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Dress worn in the play The Corn is Green: date made: 1906. Object Name: Dress. Physical Description: wool (overall material).
The Aztec Children: Date made: n.d.. advertiser: Barnum Museum. maker: Currier & Ives.
Color photographs and negative of Eubie Blake's hand casts: Date: ca. 1982. Photograph by: Bobbiegita Walker, American, born 1942. Subject of: Eubie Blake, American, 1887 - 1983.
Photograph of a man and two chorus girls from Club Plantation: Date: ca. 1933. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Chickie Collins, American, died 1942.
Long gloves belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1940-2004. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.
Picture postcard, "Mission Play Theatre Garden San Gabriel, California": date made: 1908-1921. graphic artist: Van Ornum Colorprint Co.. graphic artist: M. Kashower Co..
Sports card of roller derby announcer and coach, Bob Noxious of the Vaudeville Vixens: date made: 2009. Object Name: sports card, roller derby. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
Bust of Charlotte Cushman by Emma Stebbins: date made: 1860. depicted (sitter): Cushman, Charlotte. maker: Stebbins, Emma.
Printing plate of Henry Scott: Date: April 1946. Photograph by: Scott Tyler. Subject of: Henry Scott.
Keith's Continuous Vaudeville Base Ball Score Counter: date made: ca 1900-1910. associated institution: Keith's Vaudeville. thru person: Rinsland, George.
Costume jumpsuit for the Wizard in The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961.
Costume drawing by Judy Dearing for Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire: Date: 1993. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Subject of: Alliance Theatre, American, founded 1968.
Moral: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Photograph of The Nicholas Brothers from Blackbirds of 1936: Date: 1936. Photograph by: Perfect Photo Reproduction Company, English. Subject of: Fayard Nicholas, American, 1914 - 2006.