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Lobby card for Anna Lucasta

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Published by

    United Artists Corporation, founded 1919

    Distributed by

    National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

    Subject of

    Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008
    Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990

    Description

    A lobby card for the movie Anna Lucasta directed by Arnold Laven. The card is comprised of a color image set in the interior of a restaurant and a woman (Eartha Kitt) wearing a yellow dress is sitting on a table near a small oil lamp with a man dressed as a sailor (Sammy Davis Jr.) standing by her side. He is talking to another man (Henry Scott) also dressed as a sailor. In the background a red wall and a wooden booth and table with a checked tablecloth is visible as is a doorway. In the proper left bottom corner there is an orange text box that reads [PHILIP YORDAN'S / Anna Lucasta / starring / EARTHA KITT / SAMMY DAVIS, JR. / as "Danny"]. Beneath the image at the bottom left corner is [Copyright 1958 - United Artists Corporation]. At the bottom right corner is a licensing note from National Screen Service Corp. and [59/12].

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1958

    Object number

    2011.41.8

    Restrictions & Rights

    © 1958 - United Artists Corporation
    Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    lobby cards

    Medium

    ink on poster board

    Dimensions

    H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

    Place used

    United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Film

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea59d853-96c7-4fa0-8e19-2e0609a5c80f

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2011.41.8

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