United Artists, 1970. Comprising 199 black and white photographs and 9 proof sheets (3 are annotated), silver gelatin prints, mostly 8 x 10 in.; 67 smaller color photographs; 1 original set design drawing of a storefront church, mixed media on board, 8.5 x 11.5 in.; 24 large set design Ozalids, folded; 24 photographs of African-American entertainers, gelatin silver prints, 8 x 10 in.; a call sheet for the rally scene; cast and crew contact list, reference magazine and newspaper clippings, and other ephemera. Actor/director Ossie Davis' groundbreaking comedy/crime drama Cotton Comes to Harlem involves New York detectives "Coffin Ed" and "Gravedigger Jones" (Raymond St. Jacques and Godfrey Cambridge) and their hunt through Harlem for a bale of cotton stuffed with stolen cash. Art director Emanuel Gerard's production archive is filled with his reference photographs of the film's hard-boiled, urban locations. Among those photos are candids of Ossie Davis and various cast members on location. Various sizes
United Artists, 1970. Comprising 199 black and white photographs and 9 proof sheets (3 are annotated), silver gelatin prints, mostly 8 x 10 in.; 67 smaller color photographs; 1 original set design drawing of a storefront church, mixed media on board, 8.5 x 11.5 in.; 24 large set design Ozalids, folded; 24 photographs of African-American entertainers, gelatin silver prints, 8 x 10 in.; a call sheet for the rally scene; cast and crew contact list, reference magazine and newspaper clippings, and other ephemera. Actor/director Ossie Davis' groundbreaking comedy/crime drama Cotton Comes to Harlem involves New York detectives "Coffin Ed" and "Gravedigger Jones" (Raymond St. Jacques and Godfrey Cambridge) and their hunt through Harlem for a bale of cotton stuffed with stolen cash. Art director Emanuel Gerard's production archive is filled with his reference photographs of the film's hard-boiled, urban locations. Among those photos are candids of Ossie Davis and various cast members on location. Various sizes
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