Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Museum Object and Cultural History
Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.
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Costume design drawing by Judy Dearing for Porgy and Bess: Date: 1995. Created by: Judy Dearing, American, 1940 - 1995. Type: design drawings.

Dr. Jonathan: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Photograph of Slim Thug and Paul Wall at the V Theatre: Date: February 16, 2005. Photograph by: Julia Beverly, American, born 1981. Subject of: Slim Thug, American, born 1980.

Printing plate of Sheila Guyse: Date: 1958. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Sheila Guyse, American, 1925 - 2013.

The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 5: Date: April 1936. Published by: Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935. Edited by: Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981.

Contact Window Card: Date made: 1999-2001. Object Name: window card. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Photograph of Marion McClinton and Benjamin Mordecai: Date: May 1, 2001. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Benjamin Mordecai, American, 1944 - 2005.

Costume worn by Angela Lansbury in Broadway musical Mame: date made: ca 1966. user: Lansbury, Angela. Object Name: Dress.

Photographic print of Ethel Waters in costume: Date: February - April 1940. Photograph by: Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998. Subject of: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977.

Photograph of Etta Moten Barnett and her husband Claude A. Barnett: Date: ca. 1960. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.

Kimono sleeve robe belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1980-2004. Designed by: Dior, French, founded 1946. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.

The Literary Corner: Introduction to Afro-American Essays with Sarah Fabio and Thomas Schick (side a) / Introduction to African English Drama with Brooks Robinson (side b): Date: 1978. Created by: Brooks B. Robinson Ph.D., American. Intervi

Costume gown and petticoat for Addaperle in The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Worn by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011.
Opera glasses and case owned by Mary Church Terrell: Date: late 19th-mid 20th century. Created by: Lemaire, French, 1846 - 1955. Owned by: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954.

Costume left leg armor for Tin Man in The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Fred Nihda, 1931 - 1997.

Photograph of Lue Swarz: Date: February 4, 1937. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Lue Swarz, American.

The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 10: Date: October 1936. Published by: Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935. Edited by: Sally J. Cathrell Jr., American, 1913 - 1981.

poster: date made: 1970s. Object Name: Poster. Physical Description: paper (overall material).

Photomontage of John Bubbles: Date: early 20th-mid 20th century. Photograph by: Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929. Subject of: John Bubbles, American, 1902 - 1986.

Letter to Harold Courlander from Frederic Ridgely Torrance: Date: March 18, 1939. Created by: Frederic Ridgely Torrence, American, 1874 - 1950. Subject of: Harold Courlander, American, 1908 - 1996.

Costume arms armor and harness for Tin Man in The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Fred Nihda, 1931 - 1997.

Advertisement for Sanford's American Opera House: date made: 1856. Object Name: Advertisement. Object Name: advertisement, minstrelsy.

Photograph of a female performer in costume at the Rose Room: Date: 1952-1953. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women.

Pocket chains for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: Unidentified. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.

Getting Married: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Tie chain for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946. Type: tie clasps.

circus winter quarters, Sarasota, Florida: Date made: 1941. maker: Evans, Walker. Object Name: gelatin silver print.

Six Plays: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Red beaded clutch belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1960-2004. Manufactured by: Unidentified. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.

What Every Woman Knows: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Five Plays by Ed Bullins: Date: 1969. Written by: Ed Bullins, American, born 1935. Published by: Bobbs-Merrill Company, American, founded 1850.
Costume headpiece from The Wiz on Broadway: Date: 1975. Designed by: Geoffrey Holder, Trinidadian American, 1930 - 2014. Created by: Grace Costumes Inc., American, founded 1961.

Fanny's First Play: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Newspaper clipping of the Club Ebony Gals: Date: 1947-1948. Written by: Unidentified. Printed by: Unidentified.

Photograph of a man and five female performers in costume: Date: 1933-1950. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Laura Cathrell, 1914 - 1999.

Green beaded evening bag belonging to Etta Moten Barnett: Date: 1945-1970. Manufactured by: Walborg Corporation, founded 1941. Owned by: Etta Moten Barnett, American, 1901 - 2004.

The Shewing-up of Blanco Posnet: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Press Cuttings: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

Cuff links for Ain't Misbehavin' costume worn by André De Shields: Date: 1982. Created by: SWANK, American, founded 1897. Worn by: André De Shields, American, born 1946.

Romeo costume hat worn by Cab Calloway at the Miami Beach Cotton Club: Date: 1957. Manufactured by: Cosmopolitan Hat Company, American. Worn by: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994.