Photograph of Charles Dillingham, August Wilson and Benjamin Mordecai: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A color photograph of Charles Dillingham, August Wilson and Benjamin Mordecai on opening night of "King Hedley II" on Broadway. Charles Dillingham is on the left side of the image and is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and a floral print necktie. August Wilson is in the middle of the photograph and is wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt and a red necktie with white dots. Benjamin Mordecai is on the right side of the photograph and is wearing a black suit jacket, white shirt and a necktie. The back of the photograph is blank.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: May 1, 2001
• Photograph by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Benjamin Mordecai, American, 1944 - 2005
• Subject of: August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005
• Subject of: Charles Dillingham, American
• Type: chromogenic color prints
• Type: portraits
• Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 15/16 in. (10 × 15.1 cm)
• Place captured: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Photography
• Object number: 2017.91.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sherry L. Mordecai in memory of Benjamin Mordecai
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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