Window card for The Bronze Venus

American Ralph Cooper Buck and Bubbles, American, founded 1919 American Mantan Moreland Unknown American Lena Horne American Herb Jeffries American Basin Street Boys American The Cats and the Fiddle American Flournoy Miller American John L. Criner

1940

Medium: ink on paper
Genre: Window cards
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

window cards

Tags

Race filmsRhythm and blues (Music)Jazz (Music)Musical filmsSingers (Musicians)Motion picturesActors and actressesdance

About

A window card for the film The Bronze Venus. On the left side, the card features a black and white image of Lena Horne wearing an evening gown. On the right, in large red letters is [LENA / HORNE] followed by [THE SWING SIREN OF / "CABIN IN THE SKY" / AND "STORMY WEATHER" / IN / "THE / BRONZE / VENUS"] in black text. Beneath this is [WITH / Ralph Cooper Lawrence Griner / Basin St. Boys / The Cats and the Fiddle / and All Star Colored Cast]. Along the top of the card, in a red rectangular box, is showtime information for the Regent Theatre in Youngstown, Ohio.