Sujet

Press release from Howard University for the premiere of "The Amen Corner", May 6, 1955. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

A press release from Howard University dated 6 May 1955, announcing the upcoming premiere performance of "The Amen Corner" by African-American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist James Baldwin (1924-1987). The play was performed at the Little Theatre in Spaulding Hall, on the campus of Howard University in Washington D.C. This press release contains a handwritten note by Baldwin on the back referencing the legacy of "my father."

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A77_490

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NA

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NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

113,8Mo (4,5Mo) / 46,7cm x 61,1cm / 5514 x 7216 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black university education country play letter museum color drama location century African American African-American afro-american fifties 1950s United States of America Colour 20th century heritage American America USA decade united states Unknown James Baldwin letterhead cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC ink on paper (fiber product) Howard University HBCUs Historically Black Colleges and Universities James Baldwin James Arthur Baldwin James Arthur press releases The Amen Corner