Poster for Pinky
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Distributed by
content: 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Jeanne Crain, American, 1925 - 2003
label: Subject of
content: Ethel Barrymore, American, 1879 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Ethel Waters, American, 1896 - 1977
label: Subject of
content: William Lundigan, American, 1914 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Darryl F. Zanuck, American, 1902 - 1979
label: Subject of
content: Elia Kazan, Greek American, 1909 - 2003
label: Printed by
content: Litho Poster Corporation of America, American, 1943 - 1951
notes: label: Description
content: This poster for the film Pinky is printed on a black background with an off-white border. In the center is the face of a woman (Jeanne Crain)with red hair and blue eyes and [Pinky] in large white script with a pink dot over the "i." Over Crain's shoulder, in the top left corner is the face of another woman (Ethel Waters) wearing a white head wrap and dark clothing. At the top right corner is [The poignant story of a girl who fell hopelessly in love!] in white text. In the lower right corner is a smaller image of a woman in a belted white dress with a man standing in front of her and a man standing behind her. The man in front of her is concealed by shadows and the man behind her is wearing a white button up shirt, tie, pants, and a fedora. To the left of this in white text is [Starring Jeanne Crain, Ethel Barrymore, / Ethel Waters. William Lundigan, / Produced by F. Zanuck, Directed by Eilia Kazan]. A 20th Century Fox Film Corporation logo is in the bottom left corner. Printed in the bottom border of the poster, from left to right is [Copyright 1949 - By Twentieth Century -Fox FIlm Corp. - Litho in U.S.A. - 5649 - Property of National Screen Service Corp. Licensed for display only in connection with the exhibition of this picture at your theatre. Must be returned immediately thereafter. - 49/607 - LITHO-POSTER CORPORATION OF AMERICA].
label: Transcription Center Status
content: Transcribed by digital volunteers
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Race films
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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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: 2013.118.72
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
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 (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 39 × 25 1/2 in. (99.1 × 64.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 40 15/16 × 27 1/16 in. (104 × 68.7 cm)