- Found In
- (CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Description
- <185> posters : b&w and col.
- Summary
- Theatrical posters, display cards and handbills manufactured between 1940 and 1991 (primarily the 1960's, 70's and 80's) announcing productions by nationally renowned, as well as lesser known, African American theatre companies. Most advertise performances in New York City, both on and off Broadway, musicals as well as dramatic works.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Theatrical posters – 1940-1999.
- Display cards – 1940-1999.
- Handbills – 1940-1999.
- Photomechanical reproductions – 1940-1999.
- Note
- Title devised.
- Some posters are torn, dirty, creased. Some are duplicates. Some have been autographed.
- Access (note)
- Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As (note)
- From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms of Use (note)
- Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Call Number
- Sc Art posters - Theatre poster collection
- OCLC
- NYPG091000120-F
- Title
Theatre poster collection [graphic].
- Imprint
<1940?-1991.>
- Access
Access to the collection is by appointment only and is restricted to qualified and experienced researchers.
- Cite As:
From the collection of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundation, Arts & Artifacts Division.
- Terms Of Use
Works from the collection may be borrowed for exhibition purposes. Photography of art or artifacts in the collection is prohibited. In most instances, prints of collection items are available for sale to researchers. Permission for loans and to reproduce prints for publication must be obtained in writing.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of the Poster Collection.
- Connect to:
- Found In:
(CstRLIN)NYPG087000308-F
- Research Call Number
Sc Art posters - Theatre poster collection