Lobby card for The Joe Louis Story

Object Details

Created by

United Artists Corporation, founded 1919

Subject of

Joe Louis, American, 1914 - 1981

Coley Wallace, American, 1927 - 2005

Paul Stewart, American, 1908 - 1986

James Edwards, American, 1918 - 1970

Robert Gordon, American, 1913 - 1990

Dotts Johnson, American, 1913 - 1986

Hilda Simms, American, 1918 - 1994

Distributed by

National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000

Description

Color lobby card from the 1953 film “The Joe Louis Story," The card features a scene between Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, and James Edwards. The poster is copyrighted 1953 by United Artists Corporation and was distributed by the National Screen Service. At lower right, on a red margin, the poster lists acting credits to Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dotts Johnson, and Coley Wallace, and the directing credit for Robert Gordon. The back of the lobby card is blank.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

1953

Object number

2013.120.12.1

Restrictions & Rights

Public Domain

Type

lobby cards

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.1 × 35.7 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Actors

Athletes

Boxing

Film

Sports

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.120.12.1

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57445a747-e17b-49bd-a4e7-f2ace85d6ba2