Original New York Times advertisement promoting For Colored Girls on Broadway

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A clipped advertisement from the New York Times for the Broadway production of “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf” mounted on a piece of white cardboard. The nearly full-page advertisement is printed in black ink on background that is slightly deeper than the surrounding off-white newsprint. The headline is in large sans serif font and reads [‘COLORED GIRLS’ / IS COMING TO / BROADWAY] followed by several blurbs from critics. At center is a black-and-white photograph of the seven women in the production’s ensemble cast: Trazana Beverley, Laurie Carlos, Rise Collins, Aku Kadogo, Janet league, Paula Moss, and Ntozake Shange. Small white text at the bottom proper left corner of the photo reads [Photo by Richard Avedon / © 1976 Conde Nast].

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