The Norman Film Manufacturing Company, also known as the Norman Studios, located in Jacksonville, Florida, produced films out of its Arlington headquarters from 1920 until 1928. Richard E. Norman, a Caucasian, gained national attention by producing films with African American casts for African American audiences. He produced at least 8 feature films with top African American stage actors starring as pilots, cowboys, and businessmen. The Cummer purchased a collection of 18 posters from these films in 2002.
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