Poster for the Negro Ensemble Company at the Aldwych Theatre: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A framed poster for the Aldwych Theatre in London announcing performances by visiting theatre companies for the 1969 season, including the Negro Ensemble Company. The poster is arranged in alternating horizontal bands of white, black and tan with black printed text. Each band contains different information regarding theater personnel, acting companies, productions schedules, and performance times. The top section is white, with general information about the Royal Shakespeare Company, followed by a black band with white text that reads [ALDWYCH THEATRE / London WC2 TEM 6404]. Separated slighted slightly is a tan circle with black text that reads [WORLD / THEATER / SEASON / ’69]. The main section is tan and lists the acting companies and the dates they will performing, including Theatre de la Cite, Theatre Behind the Gate, Negro Ensemble Company, Greek Art Theatre, and Anna Magnani Company. The bottom section is white and gives the specific dates for various performances.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1969
• Owned by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
• Subject of: Aldwych Theatre, British, founded 1905
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 19 15/16 × 12 1/2 × 1/8 in. (50.7 × 31.8 × 0.3 cm)
• Place used: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Television
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.188.8
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William and James Thomas and family in memory of Clarice Taylor
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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