Cast photograph, possibly of the William Grant Still opera "Troubled Island," New York, circa 1949

Item Overview
- Title
- Cast photograph, possibly of the William Grant Still opera "Troubled Island," New York, circa 1949
- Alternative title
- "William Grant Still, Composer" from Miriam Matthews' Binder
- Date Created
- [circa 1949]
- Collection
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Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Notes
- Description
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Cast photograph of approximately 100 people in "black face" and wearing ethnic costumes. Center front is a man covered in black makeup, no shirt, wearing a feather headgear. Men on the left have large, painted oval shields. The group is on a stage in front of painted backdrop with tropical foliage including palm trees, and there is a thatched-roof building on the left.
The opera "Troubled Island" was first performed by the New York City Opera March 31, 1949.
Physical Description
- Extent
- 1 photograph
Keywords
- Genre
- group portraits
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Operas
Blackface entertainers - Names
- Still, William Grant, 1895-1978
- Subject Geographic
- New York (N.Y.)
- Resource type
- still image