A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues

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Object Details

Published by

Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912

Subject of

Nat King Cole, American, 1919 - 1965

Eartha Kitt, American, 1927 - 2008

Pearl Bailey, American, 1918 - 1990

Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994

Ella Fitzgerald, American, 1917 - 1996

Mahalia Jackson, American, 1911 - 1972

Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014

Juano Hernández, 1896 - 1970

W. C. Handy, American, 1873 - 1958

Description

A lobby card for the movie St. Louis Blues. The card features a depiction of four cast members on the right: Barney Bigard, Nat "King" Cole, Eartha Kitt, and Cab Calloway. To the left of that image is a red square with the title: [St. Louis Blues] inside, and below the title a list of film credits.

Credit Line

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

Date

1958

Object number

2010.34.14

Restrictions & Rights

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

lobby cards

Medium

ink on poster board

Dimensions

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

Place depicted

Saint Louis, Missouri, 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

Blues (Music)

Film

Musical films

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58811b3c6-a8d3-445f-9e2a-faa242299249

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.34.14