Playbill for Timbuktu!: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill for Timbuktu!: Date: 1978. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Mark Hellinger Theatre, American, 1930 - 1991.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill for Timbuktu! White background with yellow box at top; grey box below with graphic of robbed figures wearing headdresses while standing under umbrellas. [PLAYBILL/MARK HELLINGER THEATRE/TIMBUKTU!] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1978.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1978
- Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by: Mark Hellinger Theatre, American, 1930 - 1991
- Subject of: Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008
- Subject of: Melba Moore, American, born 1945
- Subject of: Gilbert Price, American, 1942 - 1991
- Subject of: Ira Hawkins
- Subject of: George Anthony Bell
- Subject of: Bruce Hubbard
- Type: theater programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 x 5 5/8 in. (22.9 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: 2011.45.94
- 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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