Backstage ​“Porgy and Bess”

Kyra Markham, Backstage "Porgy and Bess", 1936, lithograph on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.65
Kyra Markham, Backstage "Porgy and Bess", 1936, lithograph on paper, image: 12 1⁄8 x 10 in. (30.7 x 25.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration, 1975.83.65

Artwork Details

Title
Backstage ​“Porgy and Bess”
Artist
Date
1936
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
image: 12 1⁄8 x 10 in. (30.7 x 25.3 cm)
Credit Line
Transfer from the Evander Childs High School, Bronx, New York through the General Services Administration
Mediums Description
lithograph on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group
  • African American
  • Performing arts — theater — performer
  • Literature — Gershwin — Porgy and Bess
  • New Deal — Works Progress Administration, Federal Art Project — New York City
  • Architecture Interior — civic — theater
Object Number
1975.83.65
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1975.83.65

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Walter Tittle, Portrait of James McBey, 1931, drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.349
Portrait of James McBey
Artist
Date1931
drypoint
Not on view
Walter Tittle, Lady Washington's Levee (cancelled plate from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), ca. 1932, etching from cancelled plate on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.36
Lady Washington’s Levee (cancelled plate from the portfolio…
Artist
Dateca. 1932
etching from cancelled plate on paper
Not on view
Walter Tittle, Lady Washington's Levee (from the portfolio "The Bicentennial Pageant of George Washington"), 1932, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Brook, 1983.75.17
Lady Washington’s Levee (from the portfolio ​“The…
Artist
Date1932
etching on paper
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Walter Tittle, Joseph Conrad, n.d., drypoint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.350
Joseph Conrad
Artist
Daten.d.
drypoint
Not on view

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