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Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Friedman-Abeles photograph collection

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A raisin in the sun. [1959]

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Original cast

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Title
Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry
Names
Friedman-Abeles (Firm) (Photographer)
Collection

Friedman-Abeles photograph collection

Productions

A raisin in the sun. [1959]

Original cast

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1955
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 1992-013
Shelf locator: Box 217 folder 12
Topics
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965
Genres
Photographs
Portraits
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19936079
MSS Unit ID: 22538
Photo Order: 57875
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5025b730-2c58-0135-6682-31ef2558f9b2
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

  • 1955: Created
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1955. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/516d91c0-2c58-0135-151c-07ba4a75c488

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed February 24, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/516d91c0-2c58-0135-151c-07ba4a75c488

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1955). Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/516d91c0-2c58-0135-151c-07ba4a75c488

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Publicity portrait of playwright Lorraine Hansberry