Playbill for Doctor Jazz: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Doctor Jazz. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, title at top, graphic of a man playing the trumpet and two women dancing. [PLAYBILL/WINTER GARDEN THEATRE/DOCTOR JAZZ] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1975.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1975
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Winter Garden Theatre, American, founded 1911
• Subject of: Bobby Van, American, 1928 - 1980
• Subject of: Lillian Hayman, American, 1922 - 1994
• Subject of: Lola Falana, American, born 1942
• Subject of: Joan Copeland, American, born 1922
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 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: Jazz (Music)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.23
• 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.