Harlem on the Prairie Movie Poster

Harlem on the Prairie move poster
Description (Brief):

Poster for the 1937 film Harlem on the Prairie which was billed as the first “all-colored” western comedy musical. It starred Herb Jeffries, Spencer Williams, and Mantan Moreland. The film is a contrast to the inaccurate but popular Hollywood images of an all-white American frontier.

Date Made: 1937

Associated Name: Jeffries, HerbWilliams, SpencerMaker: Morgan Litho., Corp.

Place Made: United States: Ohio, Cleveland

Subject: Motion Pictures

Subject:

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment

Exhibition: Entertainment Nation

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2017.0059.04Accession Number: 2017.0059Catalog Number: 2017.0059.04

Object Name: poster

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: top section: 27 1/8 in x 41 in; 68.8975 cm x 104.14 cmbottom section: 53 in x 41 in; 134.62 cm x 104.14 cmoverall: 80 1/8 in x 41 in; 203.5175 cm x 104.14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-c770-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1834603

Our collection database is a work in progress. We may update this record based on further research and review. Learn more about our approach to sharing our collection online.

If you would like to know how you can use content on this page, see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use. If you need to request an image for publication or other use, please visit Rights and Reproductions.