Original New York Times advertisement promoting For Colored Girls on Broadway
date: label: Date
content: August 22, 1976
name: label: Published by
content: The New York Times, American, founded 1851
label: Photograph by
content: Richard Avedon, American, 1923 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Ntozake Shange, American, 1948 - 2018
label: Subject of
content: Condé Nast, founded 1909
label: Subject of
content: Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
label: Subject of
content: Joseph Papp, American, 1921 - 1991
label: Subject of
content: Oz Scott, American, born 1949
label: Subject of
content: The Public Theater, American, founded 1967
notes: label: Description
content: A clipped advertisement from the New York Times for the Broadway production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf” mounted on a piece of white cardboard.
label: Description
content: The nearly full-page advertisement is printed in black ink on background that is slightly deeper than the surrounding off-white newsprint. The headline is in large sans serif font and reads [‘COLORED GIRLS’ / IS COMING TO / BROADWAY] followed by several blurbs from critics. At center is a black-and-white photograph of the seven women in the production’s ensemble cast: Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos, Rise Collins, Aku Kadogo, Janet league, Paula Moss, and Ntozake Shange. Small white text at the bottom proper left corner of the photo reads [Photo by Richard Avedon / © 1976 Conde Nast]. Beneath the image is a short caption about the production followed by a mail order form for tickets, surrounded in bold dashed lines to be cut out from the paper. The clipping has been removed from most of the surrounding newspaper page, though some is still visible around the edges of the advertisement. Small text at the top reads [THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 1976].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Poetry
label: Topic
content: Theatre
label: Topic
content: Women
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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, Gift of Ntozake Shange
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.131.6
objectType: label: Type
content: advertisements
label: Type
content: articles
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © The New York Times
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on newsprint with adhesive on cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 23 × 17 1/4 × 1/16 in. (58.4 × 43.8 × 0.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (article): 18 1/2 × 13 3/8 in. (47 × 34 cm)