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

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