Description

Lobby card for The Bronze Venus.The card features a large yellow banner across the top reading [LENA HORNE] in red and [STAR SENSATION OF "CABIN IN THE SKY" and "STORMY WEATHER"] and continuing across the middle with [THE BRONZE VENUS]. There are three tinted black and white photographs on the card. At left is an image of Lena Horne standing and wearing a pink gown. In between the yellow banners is an image of a band leader directing an orchestra against a blue background decorated with stars. Under the yellow banners is an image of a quartet (The Basin Street Boys). Each man wears a matching tuxedo with tinted pink shirt and ties and the man second from left holds a guitar. At the top left corner is [TODDY PICTURES CO. / Presents] and at the bottom right is an orange banner with [with RALPH COOPER / LAWRENCE CRINER / BASIN STREET BOYS / The CATS and the FIDDLE / Produced by Harry M. Popkin / Directed by Leo Popkin].Transcribed by digital volunteers

Record Contributed By

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Record Harvested From

Smithsonian Institution