Untitled (outside Apollo Theatre): Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black and white photograph of a line of unidentified people outside the Apollo Theater by Arthur Leipzig. The line extends from the box office on the right side of the image down the sidewalk. The men and women in the queue are facing various directions. Most of the men are wearing hats and coats. A few people in line, including the man closest to the box office, are looking at the camera. There is an unidentified man in a dark coat and hat walking past the line looking at the camera. The architecture and lights of the Apollo Theater can be partially seen in the image. There is a handwritten numerical inscription and the photographer's signature on the reverse.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1934-1940s
• Photograph by: Arthur Leipzig, American, 1918 - 2014
• Subject of: Unidentified Man or Men
• Subject of: Unidentified Woman or Women
• Subject of: Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934
• Type: gelatin silver prints
• Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
• Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (20.6 × 31.4 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Amusements
• Topic: Business
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Music
• Topic: Photography
• Topic: Theatre
• Object number: 2017.67.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joel Leipzig in memory of Arthur Leipzig
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

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: © Arthur Leipzig Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.