Theatre program for A Soldier's Play: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Theatre program for A Soldier's Play. Grey background with white circle in top right corner; large graphic of a man in military uniform, shown from the chest up. [the/Negro/Ensemble/Company/inc./A/SOLDIER'S/PLAY]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1981
• Used by: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
• Subject of: Graham Brown, American, 1924 - 2011
• Subject of: David Davies
• Subject of: O. L. Duke, American, 1953 - 2004
• Subject of: Eugene Lee, American, born 1953
• Subject of: James Pickens Jr., American, born 1954
• Subject of: Steven A. Jones
• Subject of: Samuel L. Jackson, American, born 1948
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.106
• 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

Sources and reuse

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: © 1983 George Fenmore Associates, Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.