Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun

Object Details

Subject of: Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919; Sidney Poitier, Bahamian American, 1927 - 2022; Claudia McNeil, American, 1917 - 1993; Ruby Dee, American, 1924 - 2014; Lorraine Hansberry, American, 1930 - 1965; Philip Rose, 1921 - 2011; David J. Cogan, Romanian American, died 2002; David Howard Susskind, American, 1920 - 1987; Daniel Mannix Petrie, Canadian, 1920 - 2004

Description: Lobby card for A Raisin in the Sun.; The card consists of a large tinted film still depicting a scene with Sidney Poitier and Claudia McNeil. The two are pictured in a blue room. McNeil is on the left, wearing an orange dress and looking towards Poitier, who is on the right wearing a yellow shirt and leaning towards McNeil. In the bottom right corner is a round orange ring with a white center. Within the white circle is [Columbia Pictures / presents / SIDNEY POITIER / in / a raisin in the sun / with / CLAUDIA McNEIL - RUBY DEE / Screenplay by LORRAINE HANSBERRY from her play / Produced on the stage by PHILIP ROSE and DAVID J. COGAN / Produced by DAVID SUSSKIND and PHILIP ROSE / Directed by DANIEL PETRIE]. Below the image at the bottom left of the card in small blue text is [Copyright 1961 by Columbia Pictures Corporation.].

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1961

Restrictions & Rights: © 1961 Columbia Pictures Corporation; Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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