Lobby card for Lem Hawkins' Confession
date: label: Date
content: 1935
name: label: Created by
content: Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
label: Subject of
content: Alice B. Russell, American, 1889 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
label: Subject of
content: Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969
label: Subject of
content: Dorothy Van Engle, American, 1910 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Alec Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946
label: Subject of
content: Andrew S. Bishop, American, 1894 - 1959
label: Subject of
content: Laura Bowman, American, 1881 - 1957
label: Subject of
content: Lionel Managas, Venezuelan, 1889 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: Sandy Burns, American
label: Subject of
content: Bee Freeman, American, 1899 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Eunice Wilson, American, 1911 - 1984
label: Subject of
content: Henrietta Loveless, American, 1903 - 1934
label: Subject of
content: Lorenzo McClane, American, 1897 - 1975
label: Subject of
content: Helen Davis, American, 1881 - 1945
label: Subject of
content: David Hannah
label: Printed by
content: New York Gravure Corp., American
notes: label: Description
content: Lobby card for the film Lem Hawkins' Confession.
label: Description
content: The lobby card depicts a tinted image of a man in a long sleeve button down shirt, blue denim overalls, and shoes. He is looking straight ahead. His proper right arm is down by his side and his right knee is on the ground. His proper left leg is bent, foot on the ground, and his left arm is resting on his thigh. There is a woman laying in front of the man on a wooden floor. Her body is limp. She is wearing a short sleeve pink collared shirt and a brown skirt, and her eyes are closed. There is blue text at the top which reads [A. BURTON RUSSELL / presents] followed by arched black text which reads [“LEM / HAWKINS’ CONFESSION”]. There is red text on the proper right side of the man which reads [Based on the Sensational / “STANFIELD / MURDER / CASE”]. The red text on the proper left side of the man reads [Written and Directed by / OSCAR MICHEAUX]. There are blue and teal shapes in the background. There is a black textbox on the proper left side of the man with yellow, blue, and red text. It reads [With a Great / ALL STAR CAST / including / CLARENCE BROOKS / DOROTHY Van ENGLE / ALEC LOVEJOY / ANDREW BISHOP / LAURA BOWMAN / LIONEL MONAGAS] and a list of eight other names. There is white text on the bottom left corner which reads [COPYRIGHT / MCMXXV by / MICHEAUX / PICTURES / CORP. / N.Y.C.]. The background of the lobby card is off white in color. The border around the lobby card is also off white and blends in with the background. There is small blue text in the border on the bottom proper left side. It reads [NEW YORK GRAUVRE CORP. --- MADE IN U.S.A.]. The proper bottom right corner is torn. The back of the lobby card is still there, but a section of the front image is missing. There are some other small folds, creases, and areas of discoloration on the lobby card.
label: Description
content: The back of the lobby card is blank.
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: Advertising
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Race films
label: Topic
content: Race relations
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: 2013.118.122.1
objectType: label: Type
content: lobby cards
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): 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.8 × 31.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)