Advertisement for A Prince of His Race
date: label: Date
content: 1926
name: label: Produced by
content: Colored Players Film Corp., American
label: Subject of
content: Harry Henderson, American
label: Subject of
content: Shingzie Howard, American, 1902 - 1992
label: Subject of
content: Lawrence Chenault, American, 1877 - 1943
label: Subject of
content: William A. Clayton Jr., American, 1897 - 1958
notes: label: Description
content: A single sheet, black and white flier sized advertisement for the film A Prince of His Race. The advertisement featureseight vignettes of scenes from the movie arranged around the center. Each scene has a small card with a caption explaining the scene. At center is black text that reads [THE SURPRISE CREATION / OF THE CENTURY / " A PLAY WITH A PUROSE" / the Most Elaborate All-Colored Production / Ever Conceived / Full of Thrills-Punch-Action-Lavish Scenes / Gorgeous Gowns / Six Months in the Making and at / a Tremendous Cost / A PRINCE OF HIS RACE].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place made
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Race films
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2013.118.229
objectType: label: Type
content: fliers (printed matter)
label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in. (21 × 29.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 9 1/16 × 12 in. (23 × 30.5 cm)