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Lobby card for Lying Lips

African American Museum

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Edna Mae Harris, American, 1910 - 1997
Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951

Description

A lobby card for the movie "Lying Lips". The card is comprised of an image of a woman (Edna Mae Harris) dancing with her right arm raised toward her head. She is wearing a dark red dress with a sheer black overlay that ties at a small bow at her neck. There are yellow embroidered flowers on the overlay. There are men and women smiling and dancing behind her. A woman in a bright yellow dress is dancing with a man in a tux in the background. In the upper proper right corner is text that reads [OSCAR MICHEAUX/ presents/ LYING LIPS]. In the lower proper left corner there is a box with text that reads [EDNA MAE HARRIS/ The Personality Girl/ And an All Star/ COLORED CAST].

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David A. Lowrance

Date

1939

Object number

2011.160.3

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain - film in public domain, materials as well
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

lobby cards

Medium

paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

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

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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
Film
Race films

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5163ef92b-1faa-403c-a0ec-84fab8211842

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.160.3

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