Title from caption on object: “Sidney Poitier Joins Hollywood Elite”
April 13, 1963
Artist
Publisher
American 20th Century, Associated Press
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Ross J. Kelbaugh Collection, Purchased with support from the Ford Foundation
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Dimensions
image: 23.6 × 16.7 cm (9 5/16 × 6 9/16 in.)
sheet: 25.4 × 18.8 cm (10 × 7 3/8 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.39.186
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ross Kelbaugh, Marriottsville, MD; NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
vertical along right edge printed in image: (ACA13) SANTA MONICA, Calif. April 13-- NEGRO ACTOR JOINS HOLLYWOOD ELITE--Negro actor Sidney / Poitier looks over the golden Oscar statuette he won tonight as best actor of the year at / Hollywood's annual Academy Award presentations. He won for his role in "Lilies of the Field." / (AP Wirephoto) (See AP story) (jfm22130stf) 1964; on verso, by unknown hand, top center in black ink: C1PICK04; by Ross Kelbaugh, top right in graphite: AF206; upper center stamped in blue ink inverted: APR 15 1964; center Associated Press copyright stamp in black ink perpendicular; lower left stamped in blue ink on applied newspaper: APR-4 1992; lower right printed in black ink on applied label: rav 047