Poster for The Devil's Daughter

Object Details

Distributed by

Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979

Subject of

Nina Mae McKinney, American, 1912 - 1967

Hamtree Harrington, American, 1886 - 1954

Ida James, American, 1920 - 1986

Jack Carter, American, 1902 - 1967

Emmett "Babe" Wallace, American, 1909 - 2006

Description

Poster for the film The Devil's Daughter depicting several scenes and characters from the movie, with the movie title across the poster's center in large red letters against a white background. The top section of the poster shows a movie scene with a young woman reclining and two people standing over her. They are surrounded by tropical trees. The young woman wears a short light-colored camisole, while the person standing by her head wears a light-colored shirt and headwrap and holds a knife. The second person wears a light-colored shirt, pants, and panama hat, and holds his right fist up in a threatening manner while looking at the individual holding the knife. A woman in a red sleeveless dress, Nina Mae McKinney, stands at the edge of the scene. She holds a stall staff in her right hand and watches the scene over her left shoulder. Among the tropical foliage next to her is text that reads [Sister Against Siste r/ in a BURNING / DRAMA / OF LOVE / and HATE / in the / TROPICS!]. The bottom of the poster depicts McKinney seated in a three-quarter profile turn, gazing directly at the viewer. She is outlined in a red glow and has devil horns sketched over her head. There is a sketch of a devil's face over her left shoulder. On the left side of the poster is the figure of a man holding a piglet out in front of him. Below this figure is text that reads [See the Sensational / BLOOD DANCE].

Transcription Center Status

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Credit Line

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

Date

1939

Object number

2013.118.30

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Type

posters

Medium

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions

H x W (image): 39 × 24 15/16 in. (99.1 × 63.3 cm)

H x W (sheet): 41 1/8 × 27 in. (104.4 × 68.6 cm)

Place used

United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Collection title

A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

Exhibition

Taking the Stage

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Film

Race films

Metadata Usage

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52e759b3e-073d-4748-99e0-4942f7b71977

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.118.30