Window card for The Bronze Venus

Creator Name

Unidentified;
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973;
Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014;
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971;
Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919;
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010;
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992;
John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965;
Basin Street Boys, American, 1945 - 1951;
The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951

Cultural Context

African Americans

Date

1940s

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

About the Work

National Museum of African American History and Culture Object Description

A window card for the film The Bronze Venus. On the left side, the card features a black and white image of Lena Horne wearing an evening gown. On the right, in large red letters is [LENA / HORNE] followed by [THE SWING SIREN OF / "CABIN IN THE SKY" / AND "STORMY WEATHER" / IN / "THE / BRONZE / VENUS"] in black text. Beneath this is [WITH / Ralph Cooper Lawrence Griner / Basin St. Boys / The Cats and the Fiddle / and All Star Colored Cast]. Along the top of the card, in a red rectangular box, is showtime information for the Regent Theatre in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Title

Window card for The Bronze Venus

Creator

Unidentified, Created by;
Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973, Subject of;
Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014, Subject of;
Flournoy Miller, American, 1885 - 1971, Subject of;
Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919, Subject of;
Lena Horne, American, 1917 - 2010, Subject of;
Ralph Cooper, American, 1908 - 1992, Subject of;
John L. Criner, American, 1898 - 1965, Subject of;
Basin Street Boys, American, 1945 - 1951, Subject of;
The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951, Subject of

Worktype

window cards

Cultural Context

African Americans

Material

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 in. (56.2 × 35.6 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1940s;
Date: 1943

Provenance

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

Style Period

Rights

CC0

Inscription

Location

Youngstown; Mahoning County; Ohio; United States; North and Central America

Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture;

Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Subjects

African American; Actors; Dance; Film; Jazz (Music); Musical films; Musicians; Race films; Rhythm and blues (Music); Singers (Musicians); Actors and actresses; Motion pictures

Topic

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