Funeral Program for August Wilson
date: label: Date
content: October 8, 2005
name: label: Printed by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: August Wilson, American, 1945 - 2005
label: Subject of
content: Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and Museum, American, founded 1910
notes: label: Description
content: A program from August Wilson's funeral held in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, October 8, 2005. The program is printed with dark brown ink on light brown paper. The front of the program features an image of August Wilson at center. Above the image is “A Celebration of the Life of / AUGUST WILSON.” Below the image is “April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005” and “Saturday, October 8, 2005 – Noon / Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” The inside of the program contains a biography of August Wilson and the funeral’s schedule. The back of the program features quotes from August Wilson and a list of his pall bearers.
place: label: Place used
content: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Broadway Theatre
label: Topic
content: Funeral customs and rites
setName: label: See more items in
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 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: 2017.91.3
objectType: label: Type
content: programs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown – Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10 7/8 × 4 1/4 in. (27.7 × 10.8 cm)