Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Funeral Program for August Wilson
October 8, 2005
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A program from August Wilson's funeral held in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, October 8, 2005. The program is printed with dark brown ink on light brown paper. The front of the program features an image of August Wilson at center. Above the image is “A Celebration of the Life of / AUGUST WILSON.” Below the image is “April 27, 1945 – October 2, 2005” and “Saturday, October 8, 2005 – Noon / Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.” The inside of the program contains a biography of August Wilson and the funeral’s schedule. The back of the program features quotes from August Wilson and a list of his pall bearers.
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Catalog reference: 2017.91.3