Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun
date: label: Date
content: 1959
name: label: Published by
content: Playbill, American, founded 1884
label: Used by
content: Ethel Barrymore Theatre, American, founded 1928
label: Subject of
content: Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965
label: Subject of
content: Claudia McNeil, American, 1917 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: Ossie Davis, American, 1917 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Louis Gossett Jr., American, 1936 - 2024
label: Subject of
content: Diana Sands, American, 1934 - 1973
label: Subject of
content: Ivan Dixon, American, 1931 - 2008
label: Subject of
content: John Fiedler, American, 1925 - 2005
notes: label: Description
content: Playbill for A Raisin in the Sun. White background with yellow box at top; photograph below depicting a man standing behind a woman; the man has his arms around the woman and is looking off into the distance. [Belasco/Theatre/PLAYBILL/a weekly magazine for theatregoers/A RAISIN IN THE SUN] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1959.
place: label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Tragedy (Theatre)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.45.84
objectType: label: Type
content: theater programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.9 x 16.5 cm)