Great black entertainers : paper dolls in full color / by Tom Tierney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tierney, Tom.

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American entertainers.

Paper dolls.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

16 leaves of plates : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, ©1984.

Summary:

Detailed authentic depictions of 10 great stars, Bert Williams to Louis Armstrong, in celebrated roles, concert performances. Hattie McDaniel, Paul Robeson, Billie Holiday, Bill Robinson, more. Biographies.

Contents:

Louis Armstrong (1900-1971)

Josephine Baker 1906-1975)

Dorothy Dandridge (1923-1965)

Billie Holiday (1915-1959)

Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952)

Paul Robeson (1898-1976)

Bill Robinson (1878-1949)

Bessie Smith (1898-1937)

Ethel Waters (1896-1977)

Bert Williams (ca. 1874-1922).

Notes:

Cover title.

"Cover design by Ted Menten."

"'Great Black Entertainers Paper Dolls in Full Color' is a new work, first published by Dover Publications, Inc., in 1984."

Includes short biographical sketches.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0486247481 :

9780486247489

OCLC:

12089351