Playbill for Raisin: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill for Raisin: Date: 1975. Created by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill for Raisin. White background with pink, orange, and yellow box at top; graphic below of man doing cartwheel on the title letters. [PLAYBILL/MAGAZINE/LUNT-FONTAINE THEATRE/RAISIN] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1975.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1975
- Created by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by: Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, American, founded 1910
- Subject of: Virginia Capers, American, 1925 - 2004
- Subject of: Joe Morton, American, born 1947
- Subject of: Ernestine Jackson, American
- Type: theater programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (22.5 x 14.3 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Object number: 2011.45.83.1
- 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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