Program for the play Wedding Band: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A bi-fold program for a University of Michigan production of the play Wedding Band, written by Alice Childress and starring Ruby Dee. The program is printed in black ink on off-white paper. Text at the top margin reads [The University of Michigan/ PROFESSIONAL THEATRE / PROGRAM / WEDDING BAND]. In the center of the page is a square with tragedy/comedy masks in the center. Along two sides of the square is white text along a black background that reads “Professional Theater Program / The University of Michigan.” The interior and back of the program has the cast and credit listing and biographies.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1966
• Created by: University of Michigan, American, founded 1817
• Subject of: Alice Childress, American, 1912 - 1994
• Subject of: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
• Subject of: Abbey Lincoln, American, 1930 - 2010
• Subject of: Moses Gunn, 1929 - 1993
• Subject of: Minnie Gentry, American, 1915 - 1993
• Subject of: Clarice Taylor, American, 1917 - 2011
• Subject of: Marcella Cisney, American, 1913 - 1989
• Type: programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W (open): 12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (31.6 × 14.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (closed): 12 7/16 × 11 7/16 in. (31.6 × 29 cm)
• Place used: Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2013.188.21
• 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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