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Additional authors

1. Smith, W.
2. Gashion (Chiswick, England)
3. Graphic House (New York, N.Y.)
4. M. & M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
5. Pix Incorporated (New York, N.Y.)
6. Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
7. Rapid News Service (New York, N.Y.)

Found in

1. c2ac American Negro Theatre. American Negro Theatre records, 1942-1981 (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A14

Description

1. 26 items (.8 lin. ft., 1 box); 26 x 21 cm. and smaller.

Summary

1. The American Negro Theatre (ANT) Photograph Collection documents some of the group's activities from the 1940s through the early 1950s.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Schomburg NEH Blacks on Stage: African-American Theater Arts Collections Project.

Alternative title

1. 3 is a family.
2. Anna Lucasta.
3. John loves Mary.
4. The peacemaker.
5. On Striver's Row.
6. Tin top valley.

Subject

1. Belafonte, Harry, 1927-2023 > Performances > 1940-1959
2. Hull, Shelly
3. Martin, Helen > Performances > 1940-1949
4. Jones, Robert Earl, 1904-2006
5. Portrait photographs > 1940-1959
6. Brooks, Jay
7. Lee, Willy
8. Brown, John S > Performances > 1940-1949
9. Howard, Sally
10. Carter, Woode
11. Smith, Elwood > Performances > 1940-1949
12. Machen, Yvonne > Performances > 1940-1959
13. Haynes, Betty > Performances > 1940-1949
14. Miller, Roger
15. Burke, Georgia > Performances > 1940-1959
16. Whitman, Edith
17. Arts, Black > New York (State) > New York
18. Baher, Vivian
19. African American actors
20. Steele, Patricia
21. Ficks, Frank
22. Publicity photographs > 1940-1959
23. Evans, Chickie > Performances > 1940-1949
24. Grille, Evelio > Performances > 1940-1949
25. Briggs-Hall, Austin
26. Poitier, Sidney
27. Photocopies
28. Long, George
29. Group portraits > 1940-1959
30. Andre, Jacqueline Ghant > Performances > 1940-1959
31. African American women entertainers
32. African American dramatists
33. LeNoire, Rosetta, 1911-2002
34. Theatrical productions > New York (State) > New York > 1940-1959
35. Childress, Alice > Performances > 1940-1959
36. Baterman, Anita > Performances > 1940-1959
37. Pitcher, Oliver
38. Augusta, Howard > Performances > 1940-1959
39. O'Neal, Frederick, 1905-1992 > Performances > 1940-1959
40. Hill, Abram, 1911-1986
41. Beatrice, Audrey > Performances > 1940-1949
42. Dee, Ruby > Performances > 1940-1959
43. Coleman, Warren > Performances > 1940-1949
44. Fitch, Geneva > Performances > 1940-1949
45. Williams, Duke
46. Hairston, Lula
47. Hardison, Inge > Performances > 1940-1959
48. Henderson, Roman > Performances > 1940-1949
49. American Negro Theatre
50. Scott, Cecil
51. African American theater
52. Greaves, William > Performances > 1940-1949
53. Powell, J. V
54. Thompson, Maurice
55. Wildberg, John
56. Long, Garfield
57. Police Athletic League
58. Toole, Letitia
59. Hyman, Earle, 1926-2017 > Performances > 1940-1959
60. Gerson, Hal
61. Henderson, Charles > Performances > 1940-1949
62. Gelatin silver prints > 1940-1959
63. African Americans in the performing arts > New York (State) > New York
64. McVey, Paul
65. African American actresses
66. Wallace, Emmett Babe, 1909-
67. Allen, Doris
68. Dehner, John

Genre/Form

1. Publicity photographs – 1940-1959.
2. Portrait photographs – 1940-1959.
3. Group portraits – 1940-1959.
4. Gelatin silver prints – 1940-1959.
5. Photocopies.

Call number

1. Sc Photo American Negro Theatre Collection

Note

1. Title devised by cataloger.
2. Some photographs bear photographer's or photography studio's handstamp on verso. Some photographs have handwritten captions on verso; one photograph has printed caption on recto. A few photographs have cropping marks.
3. Collection includes work by Morgan and Marvin Smith, Graphic House, Rapid Photo, and others.

Terms of use (note)

1. Restricted: Permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography (note)

1. The American Negro Theatre (ANT) is considered to have been the foremost community theater organized and developed almost exclusively by African-Americans.

Linking entry (note)

1. Forms part of: American Negro Theatre records, 1940-1981.

Author

1. American Negro Theatre.

Title

1. American Negro Theatre photograph collection [graphic].

Imprint

1. [194-]-[195-]

Terms of use

1. Restricted: Permission of copyright holder is required for duplication.

Biography

1. The American Negro Theatre (ANT) is considered to have been the foremost community theater organized and developed almost exclusively by African-Americans. The American Negro Theatre was established in 1940 in the basement of the 135th Street Branch Library, now the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. It was founded by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal who were disillusioned with the limited opportunities for blacks in the theater. They created a cooperative environment that trained approximately 200 actors and technicians, introduced new playwrights, and staged over 325 performances which attracted some 50,000 patrons. According to Hill, four ANT productions transferred to commerical theaters: "Anna Lucasta," "Freight," "On Striver's Row" and "Walk Hard." Other ANT activities included a secondary level school of drama, the first to be incorporated by the New York City Board of Education; and a 30-minute weekly radio series, presenting both drama and opera. Harry Belafonte, Ruby Dee and Sidney Poitier all began their acting careers at ANT troupe members.

Linking entry

1. Forms part of: American Negro Theatre records, 1940-1981.

Local note

1. Sc MG 70

Connect to:

1. Request Appointment
2. NYPL Digital Collections

Added author

1. Smith, W. Photographer
2. Gashion (Chiswick, England)
3. Graphic House (New York, N.Y.)
4. M. & M. Smith (New York, N.Y.)
5. Pix Incorporated (New York, N.Y.)
6. Rapid News Photo (New York, N.Y.)
7. Rapid News Service (New York, N.Y.)

Added title

1. 3 is a family.
2. Anna Lucasta.
3. John loves Mary.
4. The peacemaker.
5. On Striver's Row.
6. Tin top valley.

Found in:

1. c2ac American Negro Theatre. American Negro Theatre records, 1942-1981 (CStRLIN)NYPW89-A14

Research call number

1. Sc Photo American Negro Theatre Collection