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Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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COLLECTION
Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957

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Porgy and Bess (Alvin Theatre, 1935)

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Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess

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Title
Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess
Names
Vandamm Studio (Photographer)
Collection

Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957

Productions

Porgy and Bess (Alvin Theatre, 1935)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1935
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1961-001, Vandamm 2753
Topics
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess
Musicals
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d6831890-c5ad-012f-291b-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

  • 1935: Created
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-657c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 27, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-657c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1935). Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-657c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Scene from the Theatre Guild's stage production of Porgy and Bess