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Lobby card for To Sir, with Love

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Created by

    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919

    Distributed by

    National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

    Subject of

    Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022
    Judy Geeson, English, founded 1948
    Christian Roberts, English

    Description

    A color lobby card from the film To Sir, With Love featuring an image of Sidney Poitier pouring a drink while talking to Judy Geeson and Christian Roberts. A white rectangle at the bottom left of the contains the title, billing and production information for the film in blue and pink text. Beneath the image at the bottom left is a copyright notice [Copyright 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation] and at the bottom right is a licensing notice from National Screen Service Corp.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis

    Date

    1967

    Object number

    2012.152.1247

    Restrictions & Rights

    © 1967 Columbia Pictures
    Permission required for use. 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)

    Place used

    United States, North and Central America

    Place depicted

    East End, London, England, Europe

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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
    Education
    Film
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Youth

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd593519a20-338d-417a-a42a-6912367149f9

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2012.152.1247

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