photo of Lloyd Richards, 7 Arts CORE

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photo of Lloyd Richards, 7 Arts CORE

Description

This is a photo of 7 Arts member Lloyd Richards. Both he and his wife Barbara were among the founding members of 7 Arts CORE.

Richards, as the director of the original 1959 production of "Raisin in the Sun" , was the first Black to direct on Broadway. A founding member of the Negro Ensemble Company, he went on to become the director of the Yale Repertory theater and a dean at Yale University. He is also the winner of several Tony Awards and the National Medal of Arts.

Source

"Philip Rose, ‘Raisin’ and ‘Purlie’ Producer, Dies at 89"

Publisher

New York Times

Rights

Newmarket Press

Citation

“photo of Lloyd Richards, 7 Arts CORE,” corenyc.org, accessed December 9, 2024, http://www.corenyc.org/omeka/items/show/167.

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