Photograph for The Emperor Jones

American Paul Robeson Screencraft Pictures, American, founded 1932

1930

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Genre: Gelatin silver print
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

gelatin silver prints

Tags

Race filmsSingers (Musicians)Motion picturesActors and actressesHarlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)

About

A black and white promotional photograph for The Emperor Jones. Written in the top left-hand corner in black text is [Screencraft / Pictures / Presents]. Immediately to the right of the writing is an image of a man in a striped jumpsuit, holding his clenched left fist as he looks up and over his right shoulder. To the right of the man in large black font is [Paul / Robeson]. Below him is [In / Emperor Jones / with Dudley Diggs / From the stage play by Eugene O'Neill].

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