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Film still for Carmen Jones

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Distributed by

    20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935

    Owned by

    National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

    Subject of

    Harry Belafonte Jr., American, 1927 - 2023
    Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965

    Description

    A black and white movie still for the 1954 film Carmen Jones. The photo depicts a man and a woman. The man in the photo is kneeling on his right knee supporting the reclining woman on his left arm as she lies on the ground. The man is wearing a dark hat and jacket with dark shoes. The woman on the ground is wearing a light colored dress and stares blankly past the man above her. Behind them are torn boxes and stacked Coca-Cola bottles. In the bottom right hand corner of the photo it reads "CJ-70" in white text. Below the photo is information about who the photo belongs to, the starring cast, and copyright information.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Date

    1954

    Object number

    2013.118.162.3

    Restrictions & Rights

    © 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
    Permission required for use. 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): 6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17 × 23.7 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.8 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
    Entertainers
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Musical films
    Opera (Music)
    Sexuality
    Singers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550dffdf0-cd54-4ed7-b50b-013d9c7fe7a0

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.118.162.3

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