Theatre program for Boesman and Lena: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Theater program for Boesman and Lena directed by John Berry. Black and white with drawing of two people sitting and facing each other. White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1970. [play/fare/BOESMAN AND LENA]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1970
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: James Earl Jones, American, 1931 - 2024
• Subject of: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 9 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (23.8 x 16.2 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Object number: 2011.45.14
• 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

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