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  • Postcard advertising Niggy Tardust First Show Ever

    Created by
    Williams, Saul, American, born 1972
    Subject of
    Lichtenstein, Roy, American, 1923 - 1997
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4 1/16 × 6 1/16 in. (10.3 × 15.4 cm)
    Type
    postcards
    Place printed
    Austin, Travis County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2008
    Description
    The front of the postcard features four artworks by Roy Lichtenstein in each quadrant of the postcard. The reproduced artwork in the upper left corner, originally entitled "Forget it! Forget Me!” depicts the proper left side of a man's face with a woman in the background. A callout is above the woman and to the right of the man [BUT SWEETIE, / I GOT US TICKETS!]. The reproduced work in the upper right corner is "Kiss V." The image depicts a man and woman embracing, with the woman on the left side and the man on the right. The woman is seen crying with her proper right hand grasping the man's proper left shoulder. The reproduced work in the lower left corner is from the work "Ohhh...Alright..." with black text replacing the original words [SO BETH, WHAT / HAPPENED / TO TOM?]. The image depicts a red haired woman talking into the black handset of a telephone. In the lower right corner is the work "Oh, Jeff... I love you, too... But..." with the original text replaced by [TOM WHO?! / GIRLFRIEND, / IT'S ALL ABOUT / JAMAL NOW!!]. The image depicts a blond haired woman talking into the white handset of a telephone. In the middle of the quadrants at the center it lists the artists featured in the advertised gallery in stylized font [saul williams is now / NIGGY TARDUST / FIRST SHOW EVER/ w"/" the NOISETTES, EARL GREY HOUND / GAME REBELLION, THE EXIT, THE THIRST, AFROBOTS]. Above the top two quadrants to right is black text [Matrix Presents Afro-Punk]. In the lower right corner is a column of text with the venue information [Wednesday 12th March / VICE aka EXODUS / 304 6th St. / Austin, TX, 78701 / Tel. 512-477-7523]. To the left of the column of text is a red logo advertising the car manufacturer Toyota and the car called the Matrix. The logo includes the Toyota symbol to the left of text [TOYOTA / MATRIX]. In a circle in the lower left quadrant is the time for the event [7PM / SHARP!!]. The circle has a thick black rim. On the reverse of the postcard is a black, white, and blue illustration in the style of Lichtenstein. The image depicts a woman with black hair crying. She raises her proper right hand to her proper right cheek. Above her head, right of center in the top half of the image, is a thought bubble with black text [OH GOD! WHY CAN'T / MY BOYFRIEND BE / AFRO-PUNK?!]. In the lower right corner of the image is a black and white illustration of a man who looks at the woman. Surrounding the illustration is a thick black border. Behind both figures, is a blue background with white polka dots.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Graphic design
    Hip hop (Music)
    Identity
    Language
    Rock and roll (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Saul Williams
    Object number
    2014.188.6
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Advertisement for WLAC-TV Eyewitness News at 10

    Advertisement for WLAC-TV Eyewitness News at 10

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Winfrey, Oprah, American, born 1954
    Mason, Vic
    WLAC-TV, American, founded 1954
    Medium
    ink on newsprint
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 3/4 × 4 3/4 in. (4.5 × 12 cm)
    Type
    advertisements
    Place used
    Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1976
    Description
    A newsprint advertisement featuring a black-and-white images of WLAC-TV co-anchors, Oprah Winfrey and Vic Mason. Winfrey and Mason are visible from the chest up. Both are facing the viewers and smiling. Mason is on the far right. He is wearing a dark suit jacket and a light toned, button down shirt. Winfrey is depicted behind Mason's proper left shoulder. She is wearing a wearing a light toned, collared garment. The text on the left side of the advertisement reads [5 / takes you / there / live. / Eyewitness News at 10 / Vic Mason / and Oprah Winfrey]. The back of the advertisement features an advertisement for Jim Walter Homes.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Journalism
    Mass media
    Television
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.15.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Watching Oprah: The Oprah Winfrey Show and American Culture
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse, C 050
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Advertisement for Sweet Georgia Brown skin bleaching creams

    Advertisement for Sweet Georgia Brown skin bleaching creams

    Created by
    Sweet Georgia Brown, American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/8 x 4 3/4 in. (20.6 x 12.1 cm)
    Type
    advertisements
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1930
    Description
    Color advertisment for Sweet George Brown skin lightening beauty treatments. The two advertised products are Skin Bleaching Cream and Lemon Cleansing Cream. The purpose of this advertisment was to act as a means for people to order these products. The following taglines are featured: "HAVE LIGHTER LOOKING SKIN"/HAVE THE SKIN MEN LOVE"/KNOW THE JOY OF A LIGHTER APPEARING COMPLEXION".
    Topic
    African American
    Advertising
    Beauty culture
    Colorism
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.166.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • The Right Hat by Mae sign from Mae's Millinery Shop

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Reeves, Mae, American, 1912 - 2016
    Subject of
    Mae's Millinery Shop, American, 1941 - 1994
    Medium
    paint on corrugated board
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 19 1/2 x 14 x 3/8 in. (49.5 x 35.6 x 1 cm)
    Type
    signs
    Place collected
    Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1941-1994
    Description
    Painted cardboard sign with an illustration of a portrait of a woman advertising Mae's hats from Mae's Millinery Shop. The woman is in the lower half on the right side, seen in three-quarter view. She looks to the left and wears a wide brimmed hat, pearls, and earrings. The woman is illustrated in a pale blue color. Surrounding the woman as well as the sign text, is a green scalloped and stylized floral oval. The oval is cropped at the bottom edge, and appears incomplete. Within the border, above and to the left of the woman is text in black and red reading "Above all... / THE RIGHT HAT / In / Modern / Design / by Mae". Behind the oval is a pin striped background of red and green. There are eleven (11) green pin stripes on a dark red background. The lower edge of the corrugated board is folded under to the back. The reverse is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Business
    Fashion
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Limerick
    Object number
    2016.48.44
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Collection title
    Mae's Millinery Shop Collection
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Lobby card for Lying Lips

    Lobby card for Lying Lips

    Distributed by
    Micheaux Film and Book Company, American, 1918 - 1940
    Directed by
    Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
    Subject of
    Harris, Edna Mae, American, 1910 - 1997
    Jones, Robert Earl
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (28 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place used
    United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1939
    Description
    This lobby card for Lying Lips depicts four people, three men and one woman. Starting at the right of the card is a man sitting at a tall desk looking at the other three people. He is wearing a dark blue long sleeve shirt. The second man is wearing a police officer's uniform and is standing to the right of the woman depicted. The third man is standing behind the woman and is wearing a dark suit, red tie, and dark hat. The woman is wearing a plaid coat over a green shirt and a red hat. In the bottom right hand corner, the lobby card has text in blue and green that reads "With/ Edna Mae Harris/ The personality girl/ and an all-star/ colored cast."
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Independent films
    Justice
    Race films
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.118.124
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Broadside for the musical drama

    Broadside for the musical drama "Out of Bondage"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Hyers, Anna Madah, American, 1855 - 1929
    Hyers, Emma Louise, American, 1857 - 1901
    Hyers Sisters, American, 1867 - ca. 1900
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (22.2 x 9.8 cm)
    Type
    broadsides
    Date
    1876
    Description
    A broadside advertising the musical drama "Out of Bondage", the first play about slavery with an African-American cast. It features the cast, and a synopsis of the three acts that make up the play. The broadside has some slight wear and is affixed to a piece of paper. There is an inscription on the front of the broadside that reads: [Sept. 10th].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Drama (Theatre)
    Musical Theatre
    Opera (Music)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.46.74
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

    Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927
    Tracy, Spencer, American, 1900 - 1967
    Katharine Hepburn, American, 1907 - 2003
    Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
    Directed by
    Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place printed
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967
    Description
    Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner The image depicts Katharine Hepburn and Katharine Houghton seated at a table looking up at Spencer Tracy to the right of the frame. Sidney Poitier is shown standing next to the table, facing Tracy. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom left corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in BL corner of lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.9.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Exhibition
    Taking the Stage
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Come to Dinner?

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927
    Tracy, Spencer, American, 1900 - 1967
    Katharine Hepburn, American, 1907 - 2003
    Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
    Directed by
    Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place printed
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967
    Description
    Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Sidney Poitier, Katharine Houghton, Katharine Hepburn, and Spencer Tracy are seated around a table in what appears to be an exterior shot with a lake and trees featured in the background. Tracy, seated to Poitier's right, reaches out to adjust a smiling Poitier's tie. Houghton's back is to the camera; seated to her left is Hepburn, who faces Poitier over r a plate of sandwiches. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom left corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in the bottom left corner of the lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.9.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927
    Tracy, Spencer, American, 1900 - 1967
    Katharine Hepburn, American, 1907 - 2003
    Directed by
    Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place printed
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967
    Description
    Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Sidney Poitier stands to the far left of the frame and looks down at a seated Spencer Tracy while Katharine Hepburn sits to Tracy's right, perched on a bookshelf. Poitier and Tracy wear suit jackets while Hepburn wears a black cap and vest. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom left corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in the bottom left corner of the lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.9.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
    Sanford, Isabel, American, 1917 - 2004
    Directed by
    Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place printed
    Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967
    Description
    Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Katharine Houghton flips her hair as she turns to face Isabel Sanford who appears to be speaking to Houghton. Sanford wears a housekeeper's uniform while Houghton wears a sleeveless, cream colored blouse. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom right corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in the bottom left corner of the lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.9.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927
    Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
    Directed by
    Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Place printed
    Culver City, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1967
    Description
    Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Sidney Poitier and Katharine Houghton's torsos face each other while both have their heads turned towards to the right of the frame; their glances are focused on something or someone off camera. Houghton wears a sleeveless, cream-colored blouse while Poitier wears a navy blue suit jacket and a patterned tie with repeated concentric circles. A white box with blue and red text in the bottom right corner reads, [Columbia Pictures presents a / Stanley Kramer / production / Spencer / Tracy / Sidney / Poitier / Katharine / Hepburn / guess who's / coming to dinner / and introducing / Katharine Houghton / Music by DeVol · Written by William Rose / Produced and directed by Stanley Kramer · Technicolor®]. Black type in the bottom left corner of the lobby card reads, [Copyright ©1967 by Columbia Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Hollywood (Film)
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.108.9.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. All rights reserved. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Lobby card for The Joe Louis Story

    Lobby card for The Joe Louis Story

    Created by
    United Artists Corporation, founded 1919
    Subject of
    Louis, Joe, American, 1914 - 1981
    Wallace, Coley, American, 1927 - 2005
    Stewart, Paul, American, 1908 - 1986
    Edwards, James, American, 1918 - 1970
    Gordon, Robert, American, 1913 - 1990
    Dotts Johnson, American, 1913 - 1986
    Simms, Hilda, American, 1918 - 1994
    Distributed by
    National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 1/16 × 14 1/16 in. (28.1 × 35.7 cm)
    Type
    lobby cards
    Date
    1953
    Description
    Color lobby card from the 1953 film “The Joe Louis Story," The card features a scene between Coley Wallace, Paul Stewart, and James Edwards. The poster is copyrighted 1953 by United Artists Corporation and was distributed by the National Screen Service. At lower right, on a red margin, the poster lists acting credits to Paul Stewart, Hilda Simms, James Edwards, John Marley, Dotts Johnson, and Coley Wallace, and the directing credit for Robert Gordon. The back of the lobby card is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Athletes
    Boxing
    Film
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.120.12.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Promotional photograph from The Last Dragon

    Promotional photograph from The Last Dragon

    Created by
    de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968
    Subject of
    Carry, Julius J. III, American, 1952 - 2008
    Dalton, Lisa, American
    Owned by
    Carry, Julius J. III, American, 1952 - 2008
    Medium
    dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Type
    chromogenic color prints
    portraits
    Date
    1985
    Description
    A chromogenic color print of Julius Carry, as Sho'nuff, sitting in a chair surrounded by three actresses dressed in costume. The three actresses are all wearing headbands. Carry is wearing a red robe that shows his bare chest, along with red and black vertically striped pants and a leopard fur belt. The three women surrounding him are Shonte, Lisa Dalton and Janet Bloem.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Film
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, "I am the Master, Sho'Nuff!" Gift of Naomi Carry in loving memory of Julius J. Carry, III
    Object number
    2013.49.13.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Motown Productions. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Poster for the soundtrack for the film The Last Dragon

    Created by
    Motown Record Corporation, American, founded 1959
    Subject of
    de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968
    Owned by
    Carry, Julius J. III, American, 1952 - 2008
    Subject of
    Vanity, Canadian, 1959 - 2016
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Robinson, Smokey, American, born 1940
    Rockwell, American, born 1964
    DeBarge, American, 1979 - 1989
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm)
    Type
    posters
    45 rpm records
    Date
    1985
    Description
    A poster for the soundtrack for the film The Last Dragon. The poster has a black background with a central illustration of caricatures of artists riding a cartoon dragon. Four men and two women pictured, including Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. Yellow, red, and white lettering above the image [A SOUNDTRACK ALBUM YOU CAN SEE/FROM A FILM YOU CAN HEAR!/TRI-STAR PICTURES PRESENTS/BERRY GORDY'S/THE LAST/DRAGON/A MOTOWN PRODUCTIONS PICTURE/Written by LOUIS VENOSTA Produced by RUPERT HITZIG Directed by MICHAEL SCHULTZ] Image of the soundtrack covers in the lower left corner. The artists and song titles are listed at the bottom of the poster, black lettering on a yellow background. Red and white lettering along the bottom edge reads [COMING THIS SUMMER/ON COMPACT DISC/EXCLUSIVELY ON MOTOWN RECORDS/& TECHNIQUALITY CASSETTES]
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Film
    Motown (Music)
    Music
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, "I am the Master, Sho'Nuff!" Gift of Naomi Carry in loving memory of Julius J. Carry, III
    Object number
    2013.49.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1985 Motown Productions, Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Film poster for The Last Dragon

    Created by
    Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
    Subject of
    de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968
    Owned by
    Carry, Julius J. III, American, 1952 - 2008
    Subject of
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Robinson, Smokey, American, born 1940
    DeBarge, American, 1979 - 1989
    Rockwell, American, born 1964
    The Temptations, American, founded 1960
    Vanity, Canadian, 1959 - 2016
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 24 x 18 in. (61 x 45.7 cm)
    Type
    posters
    45 rpm records
    Date
    1985
    Description
    Movie poster for The Last Dragon. Collection of images of characters and scenes from the film are pictured. The man in the center of the image has a beam of light coming out of his left hand. White lettering in the upper left corner. [A MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION.../A SINGING STAR ON THE RISE.../A MADMAN.../A MANIAC.../AND THE GLAMOUR.../THE POWER.../AND THE SOUND/OF MOTOWN./SOUNDTRACK FEATURING/STEVIE WONDER/SMOKEY ROBINSON/DeBARGE/ROCKWELL/THE TEMPTATIONS/SYREETA/CHARLENE/WILLIE HUTCH/ALFIE/and VANITY]. Title in red and white lettering under the images [BERRY GORDY'S/THE LAST DRAGON]. Billing block in white lettering at bottom. White text along the bottom edge reads [COMING IN MARCH TO A SPECIALLY SELECTED THEATRE NEAR YOU]
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Film
    Motown (Music)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, "I am the Master, Sho'Nuff!" Gift of Naomi Carry in loving memory of Julius J. Carry, III
    Object number
    2013.49.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1985 Tri Star Pictures. Permission required for use.
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    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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  • Film poster for Uptown Saturday Night

    Distributed by
    Warner Bros. Pictures
    Subject of
    Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927
    Cosby, Bill, American, born 1937
    Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
    Pryor, Richard, American, 1940 - 2005
    Wilson, Flip, American, 1933 - 1998
    Cash, Rosalind, American, 1938 - 1995
    Kelly, Paula, American, born 1943
    Browne, Roscoe Lee, American, 1925 - 2007
    Sekka, Johnny, British, 1934 - 2006
    Lockhart, Calvin, Bahamian, 1934 - 2007
    First Artists, American, 1969 - 1980
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 41 × 27 1/16 in. (104.1 × 68.7 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    1974
    Description
    A promotional poster for the film Uptown Saturday Night. The poster lists cast members and the characters they play on the right-hand side in black text on a purple background. A black and white image accompanies each name. The tagline and title of the film are in black text at the top right of the poster and reads “They get funny when you / mess with their money. / UPTOWN / SATURDAY / NIGHT.” A caricature of Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, and Harry Belafonte is under the title. Various buildings, a water tower, street signs, and three women wearing short dresses are in the background of the image. Below the caricature written in black text is “A First Artists Production.” The billing block is at the bottom in black text. The NSS number is 74/152 and appears in the bottom right corner.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Comedy
    Hollywood (Film)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
    Object number
    2014.35.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Warner Bros Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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  • Film poster for The Matrix Reloaded

    Distributed by
    Village Roadshow Pictures, Australian, founded 1997
    Subject of
    Fishburne, Laurence III, American, born 1961
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    2003
    Description
    Movie poster with image of Laurence Fishburne in a large black leather jacket, purple vest and yellow patterned tie. He carries two (2) weapons, one in each hand. The image Fishburne is cropped and depicts only the lower portion his head to his knees. At the bottom of the poster is the movie title and date in white and green stylized font [THE/MATRIX/RELOADED/MAY 15 2003/WWW.THEMATRIX.COM].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
    Object number
    2014.35.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Warner Bros Inc. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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  • Film poster for Safe House

    Distributed by
    Universal Pictures, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    2012
    Description
    Black and white poster with a frontal image of Denzel Washington, seen from the waist up. His hands are handcuffed at the waist and are clasped together. He is seen looking at the viewer. In the center of the poster in red block text is the movie tag line [NO ONE IS SAFE]. Below the tag line are the movie title and a listing of actors [DENZEL/WASHINGTON/RYAN REYNOLDS/SAFE HOUSE].
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
    Object number
    2014.35.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Universal Studios. Permission required for use.
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    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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  • Film poster for Crimson Tide

    Distributed by
    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
    Commissioned by
    Hollywood Pictures Company, American, 1989 - 2010
    Subject of
    Washington, Denzel, American, born 1954
    Hackman, Gene, American, born 1930
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    1995
    Description
    Red poster with portraits of Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in the top corners. Washington is seen in the upper left and Hackman is in the upper right. Over top of the faces are the respective names of the actors. In the center is a silhouette of the top of a submarine. On the silhouette is white text with the movie tag lines, title, and billing block.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
    Object number
    2014.35.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hollywood Pictures Company. Permission required for use.
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    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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  • Film poster for Ray

    Commissioned by
    Universal Pictures, founded 1912
    Subject of
    Foxx, Jamie, American, born 1967
    Charles, Ray, American, 1930 - 2004
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 40 × 27 1/16 in. (101.6 × 68.7 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Date
    2004
    Description
    Black and white poster with a white and black silhouette of Jamie Foxx who portrayed Ray Charles. The right side of Foxx's face is toward the viewer. The silhouette takes up the majority of the poster. At the top is white text, centered above the silhouette [JAMIE FOXX]. On the PR shoulder of the silhouette is a signature in white [Ray]. Above the signature is gray text [A TAYLOR HACKFORD FILM]. Below the signatures is additional gray text with the tag line of the movie [THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE STORY OF RAY CHARLES/A MAN WHO FOUGHT HARDER AND WENT FARTHER THAN ANYONE THOUGHT POSSIBLE.]. In the bottom fourth of the poster is the billing block in gray text.
    Topic
    African American
    Actors
    Advertising
    Hollywood (Film)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
    Object number
    2014.35.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Univeral Studios. Permission required for use.
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    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
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