Sign for Minton's Playhouse
date: label: Date
content: after 1984
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Minton's Playhouse, American, 1938 - 1974
label: Subject of
content: Henry Minton, American, 1885 - 1970
notes: label: Description
content: Historic neon sign from Minton's Playhouse. The sign has multicolored neon letters [MINTON'S PLAYHOUSE] secured to a blue metal background. The sign features five neon musical notes: one on either end of the moniker and three in the center.
place: label: Place used
content: Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Bebop (Music)
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Nightlife
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
label: Exhibition
content: Musical Crossroads
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Harlem Community Development Corporation, a subsidiary of the New York State Urban Development Corporation, d/b/a/ Empire State Development
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.1
objectType: label: Type
content: signage
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: neon on metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 38 × 297 × 13 in. (96.5 × 754.4 × 33 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 38 × 273 × 13 in. (96.5 × 693.4 × 33 cm)