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Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Vandamm theatrical photographs

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Porgy and Bess (Alvin Theatre, 1935)

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Title
Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess
Names
Vandamm (Photographer)
Collection

Vandamm theatrical photographs, 1900-1957

Productions

Porgy and Bess (Alvin Theatre, 1935)

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1935
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-Vim 1961-001, Vandamm 2753
Topics
Theatrical productions
Gershwin, George, 1898-1937. Porgy and Bess
Musicals
Coleman, Warren
Brown, Anne, 1912-2009
Genres
Photographs
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21360730
Photo Order: 61238
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 84176730-8c86-0137-666b-453cac96b6d8
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The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1935: Created
  • 2021: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1935. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/864c0100-8c86-0137-22f3-1764fc4dc44c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 21, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/864c0100-8c86-0137-22f3-1764fc4dc44c

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1935). Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/864c0100-8c86-0137-22f3-1764fc4dc44c

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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/864c0100-8c86-0137-22f3-1764fc4dc44c | title= (still image) Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess, (1935)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 21, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Warren Coleman (as Crown) and Anne Wiggins Brown (as Bess) in the stage production Porgy and Bess