Object Details
- Printed by
- Allen Photographics, American
- Signed by
- Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Owned by
- Ginger Smock, American, 1920 - 1995
- Subject of
- Sammy Davis Jr., American, 1925 - 1990
- Description
- A large color image of Sammy Davis Jr. on poster board. In the image, he is wearing a tuxedo jacket with a red pocket square and has an untied necktie around his neck. His arms are crossed and he is holding a cigarette in his left hand. He is smiling. The image is inscribed in black ink on the top left corner. The inscription says "To / My Girl Ginger And Her Man Bob / Peace-Love / Sammy Davis, Jr." A white sticker with black text on the back of the poster board says “Allen Photographics” and “Las Vegas, NV 89114-4667 / (702) 735-2222.” At the bottom of the sticker is “Negative # 86-4-758.” The negative numbers are handwritten.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lydia Samuel Bennett
- 1980s
- Object number
- 2016.161.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- portraits
- posters
- Medium
- ink on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 1/16 × 15 3/4 × 1/16 in. (51 × 40 × 0.2 cm)
- Place printed
- Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Actors
- Entertainers
- Jazz (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2016.161.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d4949d9-9c43-4ded-9ec8-b5bb4c9b195d
