Object Details
Distributed by
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., founded 1924
Subject of
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010
Eddie Anderson, American, 1905 - 1977
Description
A movie still for the 1943 musical film Cabin in the Sky. The photo is in black and white. Starting to the left of the photo is a woman with a large light-colored flower pinned to the front right side of her hair. She is facing forward but her eyes are in the direction of a man to her left. She is wearing a light top with polka dots, hoop earrings, and bracelets on her right forearm. The man to the right of her is wearing a long sleeve collared shirt with the top button unbuttoned and is looking away from the woman. In the bottom right hand corner of the photograph reads the numbers “1267-70."
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1943
Object number
2013.118.160.5
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
gelatin silver prints
film stills
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in. (18.7 × 24.3 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 7 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (20.1 × 25.6 cm)
Place used
United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Photographs and Still Images
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Film
Hollywood (Film)
Race films
Segregation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.118.160.5