Playbill for 'Master Harold' …and the boys: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for "Master Harold" …and the boys. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting two men in white dress shirts and black pants, one standing and one sitting, next to a young man in a blazer and tie sitting on a side table. [PLAYBILL/ROYALE THEATRE/"MASTER HAROLDS"/...and the boys./WWW.PLAYBILL.COM] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 2003.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2003
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Royale Theatre, American, founded 1927
• Subject of: Danny Glover, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Michael Boatman, American, born 1964
• Subject of: Christopher Denham
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (21.3 x 13.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.64
• 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.