Object Details
Issued by
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
Subject of
Dorothy Dandridge, American, 1922 - 1965
Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
Description
A lobby card for the movie Porgy and Bess" The card features a color image of a man (Sidney Poitier) and woman (Dorothy Dandridge) singing and looking at each other. Poitier is wearing a yellow shirt and has his hands around her waist while Dandridge, wearing white, has her hands on his arms. In the background you can see a jar and some flowers. In the lower proper right corner there is a box with text that reads [SAMUEL GOLDWYN / PRESENTS / THE MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION / PORGY / and / BESS / Starring / SIDNEY POITIER.DOROTHY DANDRIDGE. SAMMY DAVIS JR. PEARL BAILEY]. Along the bottom is a copyright notice [Copyright 1959 Columbia Pictures Corp. Country of Origin U.S.A.] and a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp. At the bottom right corner is [59/218].
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1959
Object number
2011.41.6.1
Restrictions & Rights
© 1959 Columbia Pictures Corp.
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 used
United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Film
Musical films
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2011.41.6.1