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Lobby card for Lilies of the Field

African American Museum

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    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
    Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    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

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c04e9a53-6bd4-41c8-8001-2bab1737cf46

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.152.1279

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