Window card for A Daughter of the Congo: Museum Object and Cultural History
Window card for A Daughter of the Congo: Date: 1930. Distributed by: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940. Directed by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951.
The object in the museum catalogue
A window card for the film A Daughter of the Congo. This poster depicts a woman standing on the right side margin. She is dressed in beads, a skirt, and a top covering her mid-section and leaving her shoulders exposed. Her hands are up in a defensive position. Text on the poster reads "Daughters[sic] / of the/ Congo/ Oscar/ Micheaux's/ Production/ with an all-star/ Colored/ Cast/ Talking/ Singing/ Dancing."
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1930
- Distributed by: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
- Directed by: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
- Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
- Type: window cards
- Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions: H x W: 22 × 14 1/4 in. (55.9 × 36.2 cm)
- Place used: United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Africa
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Independent films
- Topic: Race films
- Topic: Slavery
- Topic: Stereotypes
- Object number: 2013.118.148
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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