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[Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Roger Robinson as Luke, Keith Lorenzo Amos as David, Ruth Brown as Odessa, and Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Roger Robinson as Luke, Keith Lorenzo Amos as David, Ruth Brown as Odessa, and Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Ruth Brown as Odessa and Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Ruth Brown as Odessa and Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

[Bea Richards as Sister Margaret and Frank Silvera as Luke in "The Amen Corner".]

[Bea Richards as Sister Margaret and Frank Silvera as Luke in "The Amen Corner".]

[Bea Richards as Sister Margaret in "The Amen Corner".]

[Bea Richards as Sister Margaret in "The Amen Corner".]

[John Pankow as Rocky Pioggi, Roger Robinson as Joe Mott and Harris Laskawy as Chuck Morello in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[John Pankow as Rocky Pioggi, Roger Robinson as Joe Mott and Harris Laskawy as Chuck Morello in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[Barnard Hughes as the title role in "Da".]

[Barnard Hughes as the title role in "Da".]

[Savion Glover as Young Jelly and Gregory Hines as Jelly Roll Morton in "Jelly's Last Jam".]

[Savion Glover as Young Jelly and Gregory Hines as Jelly Roll Morton in "Jelly's Last Jam".]

[Barnard Hughes as Da and David Leary as Charlie Now in "Da".]

[Barnard Hughes as Da and David Leary as Charlie Now in "Da".]

[Tresa Hughes as Dr. Gladys Petrelli in "Tribute".]

[Tresa Hughes as Dr. Gladys Petrelli in "Tribute".]

[The Hunnies and ensemble in "Jelly's Last Jam".]

[The Hunnies and ensemble in "Jelly's Last Jam".]

[Donald Acree as Grover and Ben Vereen as Leroy in "Grind".]

[Donald Acree as Grover and Ben Vereen as Leroy in "Grind".]

[Barnard Hughes as Harry Hope, Jason Robards as Theodore Hickman and Donald Moffat as Larry Slade in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[Barnard Hughes as Harry Hope, Jason Robards as Theodore Hickman and Donald Moffat as Larry Slade in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[Jack Lemmon as Scottie Templeton and Tresa Hughes as Dr. Gladys Petrelli in "Tribute".]

[Jack Lemmon as Scottie Templeton and Tresa Hughes as Dr. Gladys Petrelli in "Tribute".]

[Ron Richardson as Jim and Daniel H. Jenkins as Huckleberry Finn in "Big River".]

[Ron Richardson as Jim and Daniel H. Jenkins as Huckleberry Finn in "Big River".]

[Michele Shay as Woman Two in "Home".]

[Michele Shay as Woman Two in "Home".]

[Ben Vereen as Leroy in "Grind".]

[Ben Vereen as Leroy in "Grind".]

[Carol Woods as Maybelle in "Grind".]

[Carol Woods as Maybelle in "Grind".]

[Barnard Hughes as Harry Hope and Jason Robards as Theodore Hickman in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[Barnard Hughes as Harry Hope and Jason Robards as Theodore Hickman in "The Iceman Cometh".]

[Lester Rawlins as Drumm, David Leary as Charlie Now and Barnard Hughes as the title role in "Da".]

[Lester Rawlins as Drumm, David Leary as Charlie Now and Barnard Hughes as the title role in "Da".]

[Roger Robinson as Luke and Rhetta Hughes as Margaret Alexander in "Amen Corner".]

Creator Martha Swope
Accession number 86.49.26 
Unique identifier MN127235 
Dated 1983 
Object Type photograph
Physical dimensions H: 8 in, W: 10 in 
File dimensions 18.3 in × 14.7 in at 300dpi
46.5 cm × 37.5 cm at 300dpi 

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