Olivier Award for Best New Play, "Jitney"
date: label: Date
content: 2002
name: label: Issued by
content: Society of London Theatre, British, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Laurence Kerr Olivier, English, 1907 - 1989
notes: label: Description
content: 2002 Olivier Award, "The BBC Award for the Best New Play" awarded to the August Wilson play "Jitney."
label: Description
content: The brushed bronze colored award features a square base with a rectangular pillar and Laurence Olivier’s bust at the top, wearing a crown and cape. The crown has three points in the front with an oval gem shape below. The cape is buttoned in the front and has a collar that is sticking up. There are words carved into the front of the pillar which read [LAURENCE / OLIVIER / AS / HENRY V / 1937 / THE OLD VIC]. The word “FRANCHETTI” is carved onto the back of the pillar. Underneath the word it reads [403 1998].
label: Description
content: There is a rectangular area on the square part of the base where a placard should be attached. The placard is metal and is gold in color. Is has etched text which reads [THE LAURENCE OLIVIER AWARDS 2002 / THE BBC AWARD FOR BEST NEW PLAY / JITNEY].
place: label: Place used
content: London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Theatre
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sherry L. Mordecai in memory of Benjamin Mordecai
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.23.2
objectType: label: Type
content: trophies (prizes)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Society of London Theatre
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: bronze
label: Dimensions
content: L x W (a.): 4 × 4 × 10 1/2 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 26.7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b.): 1 × 3 3/4 in. (2.5 × 9.5 cm)