Lobby card for Lem Hawkins' Confession

Lobby card for the film Lem Hawkins' Confession. | This lobby card features a colored image from the film of a man (Alec Lovejoy as Lem Hawkins) kneeling over the body of a woman on the floor. The man wears blue denim overalls and a checked shirt. Above the scene is written [A. BURTON RUSSELL / presents / "LEM HAWKINS' CONFESSION" / Based on the Sensational / "Stanfield / Murder / Case" / Written and Directed by / OSCAR MICHEAUX] in blue, black and red text. On the right side of the card is a black box with the cast members listed. At bottom right corner, in white, is written [COPYRIGHT / MCMXXV by / MICHEAUX PICTURES CORP. / N.Y.C.]. In the bottom right corner of the card, beneath the image, is written [NEW YORK GRAVURE CORP. MADE IN U.S.A.].
Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions: H x W (image): 9 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (24.8 × 31.8 cm) ; H x W (sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
Object number: 2013.118.122.1
Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Subject of: Alice B. Russell, American, 1889 - 1984 ; Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951 ; Clarence Brooks, American, 1896 - 1969 ; Dorothy Van Engle, American, 1910 - 2004 ; Alex Lovejoy, American, 1893 - 1946 ; Andrew S. Bishop, American, 1894 - 1959 ; Laura Bowman, American, 1881 - 1957 ; Lionel Managas, Venezuelan, 1889 - 1945 ; Sandy Burns, American ; Bee Freeman, American, 1899 - 1986 ; Eunice Wilson, American, 1911 - 1984 ; Henrietta Loveless, America, 1903 - 1934 ; Lorenzo McClane, American, 1897 - 1975 ; Helen Davis, American, 1881 - 1945 ; David Hannah
Transcription Center Status: Transcribed by digital volunteers
Printed by: New York Gravure Corp., American
Place: United States, North and Central America
Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture