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)
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.118.162.3