Playbill for a production of for colored girls who have considered suicide...: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill Magazine from "for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf." White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of woman wearing yellow scarf and yellow top, standing in front of a white tiled wall with the title painted in alternating colors. [PLAYBILL/THE BOOTH THEATRE/BOOTH THEATRE/222 W. 45th ST./For/Colored/Girls/who have/Considered/Suicide/When/The/Rain-/bow/is/Enuf] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1978.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1978
• Created by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
• Subject of: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
• Subject of: Janet League, American
• Subject of: Aku Kadogo, American
• Subject of: Trazana Beverley, American, born 1945
• Subject of: Paula Moss
• Subject of: Risë Collins
• Type: playbills
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 5 1/2 in. (22.9 x 14 cm)
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Comedy (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.32
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.