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Lobby card for The Duke Is Tops

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Issued by

    Million Dollar Productions, American, 1937 - 1940

    Subject of

    Harry M. Popkin, American, 1906 - 1991
    Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992

    Description

    Lobby card for "The Duke Is Tops".
    The lobby card features a large color image of three men. The man on the far proper right side is wearing a white collared shirt, a tan suit jacket and pants, and a red stripe necktie. He is turned towards the proper left side and is looking at the other two men. The man in the center is Ralph Cooper. He is sitting on a desk with his hands folded in his lap. He us wearing a white collared shirt, a navy suit jacket and pants, a tan brimmed hat with a black ribbon around it, a pink brooch, a white pocket square, and a patterned necktie. The man to his proper left is Monte Hawley, sitting on the edge of the desk and turned to face Cooper. His right hand is gesturing in the direction of Cooper and his left hand resting on his right thigh. He is wearing a collared shirt, a pinstripe suit jacket and pants, and an orange necktie and pocket square. There is a hat on the desk and there are windows and a hanging light fixture in the background. There is a large circle in the bottom left corner with text that reads [HARRY M. POPKIN / PRESENTS / Ralph / Cooper / the DUKE is TOPS / Swing Musical Sensation]. The text is red, yellow, and green and at the bottom of the circle is an illustration in blue of female dancer figures on a stage with a staff of musical notes. There is orange text below the circle which reads [MADE IN U.S.A.]. There is a border around the image. The top of the border and the top of the image have areas of discoloration.
    The back of the lobby card is blank with some areas of discoloration.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1938

    Object number

    2013.118.103

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    lobby cards

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 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 - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Actors
    Film
    Jazz (Music)
    Musical films
    Race films

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57d10a04b-58dc-4b97-8a80-58188fc98c71

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2013.118.103

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