Theatre program for Marco Polo Sings a Solo: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Theatre program for Marco Polo Sings a Solo. Black background with a black and white portrait photograph of a man wearing glass; photograph is close-up of the man's face. [THE/john GUARE/SEASON/MARCOPOLOSINGSASOLO/SIGNATURE/THEATRE COMPANY]

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1998-1999
• Created by: Signature Theatre Company, American, founded 1991
• Subject of: Opal Alladin
• Subject of: Beeson Carroll, American, born 1934
• Subject of: Chuck Cooper, American, born 1954
• Subject of: Judith Hawking, Canadian
• Subject of: Polly Holliday, American, born 1937
• Subject of: Jack Koenig, American, born 1959
• Subject of: Robert Morgan
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.62
• 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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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: © Signature Theatre Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.