Publicity photograph from Stormy Weather: Museum Object and Cultural History
Publicity photograph from Stormy Weather: Date: 1943; published 1990. Created by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935. Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010.
The object in the museum catalogue
This black and white photograph depicts a movie scene with (from left to right) Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lena Horne, and Cab Calloway, stars of the 1943 film "Stormy Weather" produced by 20th Century-Fox Productions.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1943; published 1990
- Created by: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of: Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
- Subject of: Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
- Subject of: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, American, 1878 - 1949
- Type: gelatin silver prints
- Medium: photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
- Dimensions: L x W: 8 x 10 in. (20.3 x 25.4 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Photography
- Topic: Singers (Musicians)
- Object number: 2011.27.4.5
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: ©20th Century Fox Film Corporation Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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