Advertisement for A Prince of His Race: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A single sheet, black and white flier sized advertisement for the film A Prince of His Race. The advertisement featureseight vignettes of scenes from the movie arranged around the center. Each scene has a small card with a caption explaining the scene. At center is black text that reads [THE SURPRISE CREATION / OF THE CENTURY / " A PLAY WITH A PUROSE" / the Most Elaborate All-Colored Production / Ever Conceived / Full of Thrills-Punch-Action-Lavish Scenes / Gorgeous Gowns / Six Months in the Making and at / a Tremendous Cost / A PRINCE OF HIS RACE].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1926
• Produced by: Colored Players Film Corp., American
• Subject of: Harry Henderson, American
• Subject of: Shingzie Howard, American, 1902 - 1992
• Subject of: Lawrence Chenault, American, 1877 - 1943
• Subject of: William A. Clayton Jr., American, 1897 - 1958
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W (image): 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (21 × 29.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 9 1/16 × 12 in. (23 × 30.5 cm)
• Place made: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Race films
• Object number: 2013.118.229
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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