Playbill for Jelly's Last Jam: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Jelly's Last Jam. White background with yellow box at top; white box below, graphic of three women and two men located above title; the three women are wearing revealing clothing while the two men are wearing tuxedos; one of the men is playing the trumpet. [PLAYBILL / VIRGINIA THEATRE / JELLY'S / LAST JAM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1992.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1992
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: ANTA Theatre, American, founded 1925
• Subject of: Jelly Roll Morton, American, 1890 - 1941
• Subject of: Gregory Hines, American, 1946 - 2003
• Subject of: Savion Glover, American, born 1973
• Subject of: Stanley Wayne Mathis, American
• Subject of: Tonya Pinkins, American, born 1962
• Subject of: Keith David, American, born 1956
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 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: 2011.45.48
• 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.