Printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake: Museum Object and Cultural History
Printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake: Date: January 1947. Photograph by: Unidentified. Subject of: Mildred Smith.
The object in the museum catalogue
A printing plate of Mildred Smith and Alfred Drake. Smith is featured on the left side wearing a light-colored jacket. Drake is on the right side leaning his head on Smith's shoulder. The two actors were promoting the Broadway show Beggar's Holiday. The back of the plate has an inscription that reads [50,549-a / Drake and Smith / Beggars Holiday / Stage].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: January 1947
- Photograph by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Mildred Smith
- Subject of: Alfred Drake, American, 1914 - 1992
- Used by: The Chicago Defender, American, founded 1905
- Type: printing plates
- Type: portraits
- Medium: ink on zinc
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 5 9/16 × 3 7/8 × 1/16 in. (14.1 × 9.8 × 0.2 cm)
- Place made: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Black Press
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Technology
- Object number: 2012.18.5.21
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Chicago Defender Publishing Company
- 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: © Chicago Defender Publishing Company Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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