Program for an Artists in Prison performance of "Ceremonies of Dark Old Men"
date: label: Date
content: December 6, 1977
name: label: Created by
content: Artists In Prison, Inc., American, founded 1972
label: Written by
content: Judyann Elder, American, born 1948
label: Subject of
content: Lonne Elder III, American, 1927 - 1996
notes: label: Description
content: A red paper program for the Terminal Island Prison Drama Workshop performance “Ceremonies In Dark Old Men” by Lonne Elder III.
label: Description
content: The program is comprised of two sheets of paper (a, b), folded to form four pages. The front cover has line drawing illustrations featuring a large face of an elderly man. Beside his head is the title of the play in bold black print. The drawing of a dark-haired man wearing trousers and a trench coat features much smaller, beside the elderly face, followed by the head and shoulder sketch of another, young, dark-haired man. The artist’s signature beside the last sketch reads “Roone”. The lower half of the cover reads: [FEAUTURING / the / terminal island prison / drama workshop IN A PRODUCTION BY / ARTISTS IN PRISON, INC.]. On the inner first page (a) in typewritten black print is a summary of the events (written by Judy Elder) which led to the coordination of this play, and the true life narrative that it aimed to convey. There are quotes from the cast and crew on the loose page (b) and a schedule of the performances. On the last/back page of the program (a) is a list of the production staff, and a note of thanks to all contributing persons and entities.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Entertainers
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
label: Topic
content: 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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.16.14ab
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 (a (open)): 8 1/2 × 14 in. (21.6 × 35.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (a (closed)): 8 1/2 × 7 1/16 in. (21.6 × 17.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (b): 8 1/2 × 7 in. (21.6 × 17.8 cm)