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Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."

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Billy Rose Theatre Division

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Martha Swope photographs

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Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

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Theater (and other show titles)

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The Blacks

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Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."

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Title
Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Collection

Martha Swope photographs

Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

Theater (and other show titles)

The Blacks

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1961-04
Date Created: 1961-04
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 2010-048
Topics
Genet, Jean, 1910-1986. Nègres, clownerie. English
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Original location: SWOPE-THEATER-LEGIT- BLACKS, THE
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19790133
MSS Unit ID: 22827
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): dadd5db0-4299-0137-fb6f-2d2c8230ec17
Rights Statement
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

  • 1961: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1961. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/debdefa0-4299-0137-3395-5b769df1577d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/debdefa0-4299-0137-3395-5b769df1577d

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1961). Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks." Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/debdefa0-4299-0137-3395-5b769df1577d

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Five unidentified cast members wearing masks in a scene from the Off-Broadway production of the play "The Blacks."