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

The object in the museum catalogue

Showbill for A Soldier's Play. White background with blue box at top; black box below with white lettering inside a white circle. [SHOWBILL/THEATRE FOUR/the/Negro/Ensemble/Company]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1981
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Negro Ensemble Company, American, founded 1967
• Subject of: Charles Brown, American, 1946 - 2004
• Subject of: Adolph Caesar, American, 1933 - 1986
• Subject of: Peter Friedman, American, born 1949
• Subject of: David Alan Grier, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Samuel L. Jackson, American, born 1948
• Subject of: Brent Jennings, American, born 1951
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.89
• 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: Showbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.