Poster for Carmen Jones
date: label: Date
content: 1954
name: label: Distributed by
content: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
label: Subject of
content: Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990
label: Subject of
content: Olga James, American, born 1929
label: Subject of
content: Joe Adams, American, 1924 - 2018
label: Directed by
content: Otto Ludwig Preminger, Austrian American, 1905 - 1986
notes: label: Description
content: Poster for the Swedish release of the film Carmen Jones depicting a drawing of a rose in the center of a burning flame against a black background. Next to the flame is a black-and-white image of a woman, Dorothy Dandridge. Standing with her hands on her hips and her head thrown back, she appears to be laughing. She wears a dark shirt and light colored skirt. Next to the figure is text in white letters that reads [Oscar Hammersteins / CARMEN / JONES / med / HARRY BELAFONTE / DOROTHY DANDRIDGE / PEARL BAILEY / OLGA JAMES - JOE ADAMS / PROD och REGI: OTTO PREMINGER / SCENARIO: HARRY KLEINER / MUSIK: GEORGES BIZET]. Along the bottom margin in red text are the words [CINEMASCOPE / FARG: DE LUXE]. Next to the cast list is a small black and white image of a man and a woman, Paul Robeson and Dorothy Dandridge, shown from the shoulders up.
place: label: Place used
content: Stockholm, Sweden, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Musical films
label: Topic
content: Opera (Music)
label: Topic
content: Singers (Musicians)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.118.24
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 39 3/8 × 27 1/2 in. (100 × 69.8 cm)