Harlem on the Prairie Movie Poster
Harlem on the Prairie Movie Poster
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- 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.
- Object Name
- poster
- date made
- 1937
- Associated Name
- Jeffries, Herb
- Williams, Spencer
- maker
- Morgan Litho., Corp.
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Cleveland
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- top section: 27 1/8 in x 41 in; 68.8975 cm x 104.14 cm
- bottom section: 53 in x 41 in; 134.62 cm x 104.14 cm
- overall: 80 1/8 in x 41 in; 203.5175 cm x 104.14 cm
- ID Number
- 2017.0059.04
- accession number
- 2017.0059
- catalog number
- 2017.0059.04
- subject
- Motion Pictures
- 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
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