Object Details
Created by
United Artists Corporation, founded 1919
Distributed by
National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
Subject of
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
Lilia Skala, 1896 - 1994
Description
A black and white lobby card for the film Lilies of the Field. The lobby card features a scene from the movie of Sidney Poitier holding a record and being shushed by a table of nuns. Along the bottom is a banner of red with [Sidney Poitier AS THE FANTASTIC HOMER IN RALPH NELSON'S Lilies of the Field] in black and white text. Along the bottom edge of the card is a copyright notice [Copyright 1963-United Artists Corporation.] on the left and a licensing notice by National Screen Service Corp. on the right.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
Date
1963
Object number
2012.152.1279
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
posters
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
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Film
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2012.152.1279