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Lobby card for the film Ebony Parade

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Published by

    Astor Pictures, American, 1930 - 1963

    Subject of

    Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994
    Count Basie, American, 1904 - 1984
    Vanita Smythe, American, 1925 - 1994
    Mable Lee, American, 1921 - 2019
    Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973
    Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965
    Francine Everett, American, 1915 - 1999

    Description

    Lobby card for the 1947 film Ebony Parade. The card features a yellow background with red and white text. The rectangular lobby card has a large, tinted color image from the film on the upper left side. In the image Mabel Lee is sitting on a blue table wearing a two piece black costume. Seated at the table next to her is Mantan Moreland dressed as a female fortune teller, his hands on a crystal ball on top of the table. Mabel Lee is also resting her right hand on the crystal ball. A yellow curtain is behind them. To the right of the image are colored head shots of performers appearing in the film, including Moreland, Dorothy Dandridge, Count Basie, Mabel Lee, Vanita Smythe, Cab Calloway, and Francine Everett. Musical clefs and notes are behind the head shots. Printed text on the bottom of the card reads "ASTOR PICTURES / Presents / EBONY PARADE" and "with Cab Calloway / HIS BAND / Count Basie / HIS BAND / Vanita Smythe / Mabel Lee / and many others." The card has a yellowish white border. Printed in black ink in the bottom right corner is [Country of Origin U. S. A.]. The back of the lobby card is blank.

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    1947

    Object number

    2019.22.13

    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. (28 × 35.5 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
    Advertising
    Comedy
    Conductors (Musicians)
    Dance
    Entertainers
    Film
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Jazz (Music)
    Musical films
    Musicians
    Race films
    Singers (Musicians)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0402ffd-d88e-46ab-b4ed-0b358a3b9018

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2019.22.13

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