Research Catalog

Title

Oscar Micheaux photograph collection.

Author

Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951

Publication

[between 1931 and 1967?]

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

Astor Pictures, distributor.

Found In

p1pc Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 Oscar Micheaux papers, 1871-1951 (OCoLC)1142636334

Description

• 51 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 21 x 26 cm and smaller.
• 28 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white, one hand-colored ;
• 8 lobby cards : halftone photomechanical, black and white ;
• 14 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
• 1 photo plate ;

Summary

• Collection consists primarily of film stills and publicity photographs related to the film productions of director Oscar Micheaux, from the 1930s and 1948, as well as portraits of Micheaux, his second wife actress/producer Alice B. Russell, some unidentified women, and members of Micheaux's studio cast and crew. Micheaux's early and personal life are not depicted.
• Of note is a group portrait showing Micheaux with the cast and crew of his motion picture production company (ca. 1938); a printing plate, possibly of actress Ethyl Moses (ca. 1930s); and items related to the film "The Betrayal" (1948), consisting of lobby cards, a film still, reproductions of movie posters, a group portrait of the cast, and views of a line of movie goers waiting to see the film at the Banco Theater in Brooklyn, New York.
• Film stills of other Micheaux productions consist of "The Exile" (1931); "Harlem After Midnight" (1934); "Lem Hawkins' Confession" (1935); "Temptation" (1935); "Underworld" (1937); and "God's Step Children," "Swing!" and "Lying Lips" (1938).

Alternative Title

• Betrayal.
• Exile.
• God's step children.
• Harlem after midnight.
• Lem Hawkins' confession.
• Lying lips.
• Swing!
• Temptation.
• Underworld.

Subjects

• Film negatives
• Lobby cards > 1940-1949
• Publicity photographs > 1930-1949
• Film stills > 1930-1949
• Gelatin silver prints > 1930-1969
• Group portraits > 1930-1939
• Portrait photographs > 1930-1969
• African Americans in the motion picture industry
• African Americans in motion pictures
• African American motion picture actors and actresses
• African American motion picture producers and directors
• Russell, Alice B (Actress)
• Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951

Genre/Form

• Portrait photographs – 1930-1969.
• Group portraits – 1930-1939.
• Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1969.
• Film stills – 1930-1949.
• Publicity photographs – 1930-1949.
• Lobby cards – 1940-1949.
• Film negatives.

Note

• Title taken from Oscar Micheaux Papers.
• Some items bear printed captions on recto; some items bear typewritten labels attached to verso. Some items bear handwritten notations; one item is inscribed. Three items are mounted to paper.
• Some film stills and lobby cards indentify Astor Pictures as the film's distributor.

Terms of Use (note)

• Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of the Oscar Micheaux Papers, 1871-1951.

Call Number

Sc Photo Oscar Micheaux Collection

OCLC

1293234456

Author

Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951, collector.

Title

Oscar Micheaux photograph collection.

Production

[between 1931 and 1967?]

Type of Content

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Terms Of Use

Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.

Linking Entry

Forms part of the Oscar Micheaux Papers, 1871-1951.

Local Note

Sc MG 972

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Added Author

Astor Pictures, distributor.

Added Title

Betrayal.

Exile.

God's step children.

Harlem after midnight.

Lem Hawkins' confession.

Lying lips.

Swing!

Temptation.

Underworld.

Found In:

p1pc Micheaux, Oscar, 1884-1951 Oscar Micheaux papers, 1871-1951 (OCoLC)1142636334

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Oscar Micheaux Collection