Research Catalog

Title

Cabin in the sky motion picture stills collection [graphic].

Publication

<photographed 1943, some printed later.>

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Details

Additional Authors

• Buli, Clarence S.
• Minnelli, Vincente

Description

<12> photoprints : gelatin silver, b&w; 26 x 21 cm.

Summary

Publicity photographs of scenes from the movie "Cabin in the Sky" featuring Ethel Waters, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Lena Horne, Kenneth Spencer, Rex Ingram, Duke Ellington and Butterfly McQueen. Also includes one view of director Vincente Minnelli on the set with Anderson, Jack Benny and Mervyn LeRoy.

Donor/Sponsor

Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.

Subject

• Waters, Ethel, 1896-1977 > Performances > 1940-1949
• Horne, Lena > Performances > 1940-1949
• Ingram, Rex, 1895-1969 > Performances > 1940-1949
• Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974 > Performances > 1940-1949
• Anderson, Eddie, 1905-1977 > Performances > 1940-1949
• McQueen, Butterfly > Performances > 1940-1949
• Spencer, Kenneth, 1913-1964 > Performances > 1940-1949
• Minnelli, Vincente
• Benny, Jack, 1894-1974
• LeRoy, Mervyn, 1900-1987
• African American motion picture actors and actresses
• Musical films > United States

Genre/Form

• Motion pictures stills – 1940-1949.
• Publicity photographs – 1940-1949.
• Silver gelatin photoprints – 1940-1949.

Note

• Title devised by cataloger.
• Photographers include Clarence S. Buli.
• Some photographs are duplicates; some bear captions.

Call Number

Sc Photo Motion pictures

OCLC

NYPG089000055-F

Title

Cabin in the sky motion picture stills collection [graphic].

Imprint

<photographed 1943, some printed later.>

Local Note

Negatives exist for some images.

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Added Author

Buli, Clarence S. Photographer

Minnelli, Vincente, film director.

Research Call Number

Sc Photo Motion pictures