Sidney Poitier Wins Oscar, 1964

Description:

Black and white photograph of actor Sidney Poitier winning the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance as Homer Smith in the 1963 film Lillies of the Field. Poitier is the first African-American man to win an Oscar and photographer Leigh Weiner captured this historic moment in film history.

Date Made: September 1986

Depicted (Sitter): Poitier, SidneyMaker: Wiener, Leigh

Location: Currently not on view

Subject: MovieEntertainment, FilmAcademy AwardsAfrican American History

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See more items in: Work and Industry: Photographic History, Movie Collection

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2011.0249.01Accession Number: 2011.0249Catalog Number: 2011.0249.01

Object Name: photograph

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 11 in x 14 in; 27.94 cm x 35.56 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-6c8d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1414213

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