Program for Spermegga starring Clarice Taylor: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A program for Spermegga, the solo play written by and starring Clarice Taylor, at the New Federal Theatre (NFT). The front cover has a black background with white text and a large black and white image of Clarice Taylor in the center. Text at the top of the page reads [Woodie King Jr.’s New Federal Theatre/ at Hudson Guild Theatre presents: / SPERMEGGA/ Written and Performed by Clarice Taylor]. There are 10 interior pages, printed black ink on white paper, with the cast and crew credits, short biographies, a list of productions at New Federal Theatre over its 30-year history, and lists of NFT staff, board of directors, supporters, and training programs. The back page has a fillable form to include with donations to the New Federal Theatre’s 1999/2000 season.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2000
• Created by: New Federal Theatre, American, founded 1970
• Subject of: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Walter Dallas, American, 1946 - 2020
• Subject of: Woodie King Jr., American, born 1937
• Owned by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper with metal
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in. (21.5 × 13.9 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 8 7/16 × 10 7/8 in. (21.5 × 27.7 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.188.27
• 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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