Photograph, Press - Oscar Polk, "The Green Pastures"
Object number2012.190.20
Date1936
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 x 10 1/4 in. (20.3 x 26 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionPress photograph of Oscar Polk in the play "The Green Pastures." The play won the Pulitizer Prize for drama in 1930. Polk was born in Marianna.Oscar Polk, born in Marianna, Arkansas December 25, 1899, was a film and stage actor. He was best known for his role portraying a servant named “Pork” in “Gone with the Wind.” He appeared in 15 plays and 10 films. Polk died January 4, 1949 in New York.
Black and white photograph of Arkansas native Oscar Polk in the movie "The Green Pastures." An outdoor scene with a large crowd of people in white robes. In the center foreground is a man wearing a dark suit and tie. He has his hand on top of a child's head.
Status
Not on view
