Playbill for A Raising in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, staged at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York in 1959. Directed by Lloyd Richards, featuring Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Ruby Dee.
Created:
1959
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Showbill program for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Screened at The Trans-Lux 52nd St. Theatre, New York in 1961. Film features Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeil, and Ruby Dee.
Created:
1961
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Souvenir book commemorating Paul Robeson's visit to the German Democratic Republic in 1960. He was invited by the President of the German Peace Council and the Vice-President of the Acadmey of Sciences, Berlin, Professor Walter Friedrich.
Created:
1961
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill for What the Wine-Sellers Buy by Ron Milner, for the New York Shakespeare Festival Lincoln Center at Vivian Beaumont Theater in 1974. Directed by Michael Schultz.
Created:
1974
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill for Bubbling Brown Sugar by Loften Mitchell at Anta Theatre, New York in 1977. Directed by Robert M. Cooper, featuring Avon Long, Vivian Reed, Joseph Attles, and Josephine Premice.
Created:
1977
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill (cover and Page 27) of Fences by August Wilson at the 46th Street Theatre, New York in 1988. Featuring Billy Dee Williams and Lynne Thigpen. Directed by Lloyd Richards.
Created:
1988
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill for Seven Guitars by August Wilson at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York in 1996. Directed by Lloyd Richards. Featuring Keith David and Viola Davis.
Created:
1996
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Playbill for Seven Guitars by August Wilson at the Walter Kerr Theatre, New York in 1996. Directed by Lloyd Richards. Featuring Keith David and Viola Davis. (Cover)
Created:
1996
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Flyer advertising the New York Premiere of August Wilson's Jitney (directed by Marion McClinton) at the Second Stage Theatre in 2000. Press quote from Time Magazine on back praises Wilson as "one of the most accomplished, full-bodied dramatists."
Created:
2000
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Program for Ceremonies In Dark Old Men by Lonne Elder, III at St. Marks Playhouse, New York. Directed by Edmund Cambridge. Presented by the Negro Ensemble Company.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
Front of postcard advertising "Striking Chords" with August Wilson's Seven Guitars: A Series of Public Events Celebrating the Works of August Wilson. Lists events in the community and on broadway.
Contributed By:
University of Minnesota Libraries, Archie Givens, Sr. Collection of African American Literature.
