Program for the Negro Ensemble Company's 20th birthday celebration: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This is a bi-fold program for the Negro Ensemble Company’s 20th birthday celebration. The program is narrow and printed in black ink on light grey paper. Beginning at the top margin, text on the front cover reads [The Negro Ensemble Company’s / First Company of Actors / Invites You to / PLATINUM / at the / PALLADIUM. / 20TH Birthday Celebration]. Below this is organizational leadership and membership information in two columns. The interior of the program lists the original NEC cast members, the entertainment schedule for the evening, and acknowledgements of support. The back page has notes of special thanks to staff.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987
• Created by: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
• Owned by: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 7 × 3 5/8 in. (17.8 × 9.2 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 7 × 7 3/16 in. (17.8 × 18.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Theatre
• Topic: Theatre companies
• Object number: 2013.188.34
• 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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