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Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division

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Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

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Mulatto

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Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936

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Title
Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936
Names
Johnson, Helen A. (Collector)
White Studio (New York, N.Y.) (Photographer)
Collection

Helen Armstead-Johnson photograph collection

Production stills

Mulatto

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1936 (Approximate)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division
Shelf locator: Sc Photo Helen Armstead-Johnson Collection (Production stills)
Topics
African Americans in the performing arts
Theatrical productions -- New York (State) -- New York -- 1930-1939
Gilbert, Mercedes
Kirkwood, James, 1875-1963
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Content: Box 35, folder 13
Physical Description
Gelatin silver prints
Extent: 26 x 21 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG00-F335
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14907059
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b16000692
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a9bf22b0-c634-012f-122d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1936: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1936. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c54a7e16-495a-f271-e040-e00a180675c2

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c54a7e16-495a-f271-e040-e00a180675c2

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Photographs and Prints Division, The New York Public Library. (1936). Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c54a7e16-495a-f271-e040-e00a180675c2

Wikipedia Citation

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Scene from the theatrical production of the Langston Hughes play "Mulatto," featuring Mercedes Gilbert and James Kirkwood, ca. 1936