Lobby card for The Song of Freedom
Object Details
- Distributed by
- Hammer Films, British, founded 1934
- Subject of
- Paul Robeson, American, 1898 - 1976
- Description
- The lobby card depicts three men in the foreground with five men in the background. The men in the background are working with large barrels and cans, while the three men up front appear to be talking to each other. The first man on the left wearing blue overalls is sitting. The other two standing men are both in long sleeve shirts with their sleeves rolled up. One man's shirt is yellow while the other is red. In the left of the lobby card in the border are depictions of bodiless heads on spikes. The lobby card reads "Song of Freedom, Inc. / presents/ Paul Robeson in/ The Song of Freedom."
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1936
- Object number
- 2013.118.139.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- lobby cards
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 10 1/16 × 13 in. (25.6 × 33 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 1/16 × 14 in. (28.1 × 35.6 cm)
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Africa
- Film
- Opera (Music)
- Race films
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2013.118.139.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc769191-a11d-4a17-ac1d-2bbe6046a11f
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