Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun
date: label: Date
content: 1961
name: label: Created by
content: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
label: Subject of
content: Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Claudia McNeil, American, 1917 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Diana Sands, American, 1934 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Stephen Perry, American, born 1952
label: Subject of
content: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965
notes: label: Description
content: A lobby card for the film A Raisin in the Sun. The card consists of a large tinted film still depicting a scene with all of the Younger family characters in the film: Sidney Poitier as Walter Lee Younger, Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger, Claudia McNeil as Lena Younger, Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger and Stephen Perry as Travis Younger. The family is pictured outdoors, gathered around McNeil, who is seated and opening a gift. In the bottom left corner is a round orange ring with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Hollywood (Film)
label: Topic
content: Race films
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2013.118.134.4
objectType: label: Type
content: lobby cards
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation
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 (Image): 9 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (24.8 × 32.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 1/16 in. (28 × 35.7 cm)