Playbill for Big Deal: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill for Big Deal: Date: May 1986. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Created by: Broadway Theatre, American, founded 1924.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill from Big Deal. White background with yellow box at top and blue gradiated box below, well dressed man dancing with outstretched arms and a dollar sign for a shadow. [PLAYBILL/THE BROADWAY THEATRE/BIG DEAL] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1986.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: May 1986
- Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Created by: Broadway Theatre, American, founded 1924
- Subject of: Cleavant Derricks, American, born 1953
- Subject of: Loretta Devine, American, born 1949
- Subject of: Alan Weeks
- Type: theater programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 3/4 x 6 in. (22.2 x 15.2 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Actors
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Modern dance
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Object number: 2011.45.7.1
- 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
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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: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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