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The Show-Down vol. 1 no. 9
- Published by
- Show-Down Publishing Company, American, founded 1935
- Edited by
- Cathrell, Sally J. Jr., American, 1913 - 1981
- Written by
- Dancer, Maurice
- Subject of
- Moses, Ethel, American, 1904 - 1982
- Date
- September 1936
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 5/16 × 8 13/16 × 1/16 in. (28.8 × 22.4 × 0.2 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 5/16 × 17 7/16 × 1/4 in. (28.8 × 44.3 × 0.7 cm)
- Description
- The Show-Down magazine, volume 1, number 9. The front cover is green with navy print and features a blue tinted image of Ethel Moses against a light blue background. Moses is depicted from the shoulders up. Her head is turned and she looking up to the left corner of the image. She wears a plaid coat over a white blouse and dark jacket. The main cover line is centered along the bottom fourth of the front cover and reads ["The Green Pastures" / Sensational Masterful Screen Production]. The date and price are printed along the bottom edge of the front cover and reads, [September – 1936] on the left and [Fifteen Cents] on the right. The masthead is centered in the top third of the front cover, and reads, [THE / SHOW-DOWN]. A horizontal blue line extends from either side of the word [THE]. The text, [SHOW-DOWN], is in large, block lettering patterned with vertical white stripes. The interior pages are white and green with black text and black-and-white images. The back cover is blank. This magazine issue is fifteen (15) pages.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place printed
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Topic
- Dance
- Entertainers
- Hollywood (Film)
- Jazz (Music)
- Latin jazz (Music)
- Mass media
- Musicians
- Nightlife
- Photography
- Theatre
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.76
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Delegate
- Published by
- MelPat Associates, American, 1965 - 1986
- Created by
- Patrick, C. Melvin, American, died 1985
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 × 9/16 in. (27.5 × 21.4 × 1.5 cm)
- Description
- A 1984 issue of Delegate magazine published by MelPat Associates. The cover of the magazine is white with an image of the Olympic rings, all red except the bottom left ring, which has been replaced by a blue ribbon badge with text that reads [1984 / DELEGATE]. Below the rings is a grid of black and white photographic portraits. Twenty-two (22) men and women are pictured, with the name of everyone printed under his or her image in blue. Blue text at the bottom right corner reads [The / Olympics / Past and / Present / page 159]. The spine of the magazine is white with red text that reads [DELEGATE, 1984 - The 8th Year of the 3rd Century].
- The magazine’s content opens with a masthead, set in white text against a black background reading [DELEGATE, 1983], and a table of contents, followed by an untitled editorial note about the 1984 presidential election.
- The content then continues with profiles of African American business organizations, business leaders, events, community organizations, sororities, fraternities, doctors, dentists, politicians, actors, and journalists. This includes the National Urban League, NAACP, Harlem YMCA Sports Hall of Fame, Pan-Hellenic Council, American Bridge Association, Interracial Council for Business Opportunity, Delegate Magazine reception, Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Chesebrough-Pond’s Inc., Ciba-Geigy, Prince Hall Grand Lodge, John Hunter Camp Fund, The Girl Friends, National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, Frederick Douglass Awards Dinner, Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America, Phelps-Stokes Center for Human Development, Mamie Phipps Clark, Northside Center, National Newspaper Publishers Association, 100 Black men, AME Zion Church, Top Ladies of Distinction, Carats, Inc., Links, Republican Party, Lambda Kappa Mu Sorority, National United Church Ushers Association of America, National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Eddie Atkinson, National Association of Market Developers, Suzanne de Passe, Negro Ensemble Co., Dance Theatre of Harlem, Walter Mondale, Jesse Jackson, Democratic Party, CBS Records, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Edgar B. Felton, Black Congress on Health, Law and Economics, National Black Nurses’ Association, National Bar Association, National Pharmaceutical Association, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, National Medical Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, National Association of University Women, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Tuskegee Airmen, Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 100 Black Women, Eta Phi Beta Sorority, Boys Choir of Harlem, Cardinal Cooke, Oliver C. Sutton, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., Black Caucus Weekend, National Council of Negro Women, 369th Veterans’ Association, Beaux Arts Ball, The Edges Group, and Comus Social Club. In the middle is a large feature on the Olympics, one titled “The Story of the Past” and the other “The Story of the Future.” There are also features on black Hollywood and the cities of Houston, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Oakland, and Oak Bluffs.
- There are approximately 511 pages with black and white photographs and advertisements throughout, as well as a few advertisements in color. The back cover of the magazine features a full page advertisement for Kool cigarettes.
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Martha's Vineyard, Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Topic
- Advertising
- Associations and institutions
- Business
- Communities
- Dance
- Fraternal organizations
- Fraternities
- Government
- Hollywood (Film)
- Journalism
- Labor
- Mass media
- Men
- Olympics
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Professional organizations
- Religious groups
- Social life and customs
- Sororities
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anne B. Patrick and the family of Hilda E. Stokely
- Object number
- 2012.167.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Sounder
- Written by
- Elder III, Lonne, American, 1927 - 1996
- Used by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Radnitz/Mattel Productions, founded 1970
- Preferred Artists, American
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 × 8 1/2 × 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 1.3 cm)
- Description
- A printed copy of a screenplay titled “Sounder” written and owned by Lonne Elder, III. The screenplay is printed in black text on white and pink colored paper and consists of 96 pages held together by two metal fasteners. The cover of the screenplay is blank. The title page reads ["SOUNDER" / Written By / Lonne Elder, III] in the center, followed by a logo and contact information for Preferred Artists Talent Agency. At the bottom corner of the tite page is [20th Century Fox / Radnitz-Mattel]. Printed horizontally in black ink on the side of the text block is “SOUNDER.”
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- screenplays
- Topic
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Literature
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Lonne Elder III Estate
- Object number
- 2019.82.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lonne Elder III
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Russell Williams II Oral History Interview
- Created by
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Recorded by
- Patrick Telepictures, Inc., American
- Interview of
- Williams, Russell II, American, born 1952
- Interviewed by
- Burnside, Timothy Anne, American
- Date
- August 8, 2016
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration (2016.129.13.1a): 148 minutes
- Duration (2016.129.13.2a): 147.6 minutes
- Description
- The oral history consists of 2016.129.13.1a and 2016.129.13.2a: two versions (unedited, and edited) of a single digital video recording.
- 228.30216 GB
- Russell Williams was interviewed as part of the NMAAHC Donor Oral History Collection. Mr. Williams donated a collection of artifacts and photographs representing his pioneering Hollywood career, including both of his Academy Awards, his two Emmy Awards, and audio equipment he used to record dialogue on the set of various films to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
- In this oral history Russell Williams discusses his childhood in Washington, DC and his journey to becoming a successful Hollywood sound engineer. He talks about the challenges that face African Americans in the film industry. He also gives vivid descriptions of what it was like to work on the sets of "Glory" and "Dances with Wolves".
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Collection Donor Oral History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Hollywood (Film)
- Local and regional
- Mass media
- Museums
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2016.129.13.1a-.2a
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
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Episode 300: Hannah Beachler
- Produced by
- Cherry, Maurice, American
- Interview of
- Beachler, Hannah, American, born 1970
- Subject of
- Coogler, Ryan Kyle, American, born 1986
- Beyoncé, American, born 1981
- National Museum of African American History and Culture, American, founded 2003
- Date
- June 24, 2019
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 108.9 minutes (6534 seconds)
- Description
- Episode 300 of the Revision Path podcast. It consists of an interview between Hannah Beachler and host Maurice Cherry. It opens with a brief discussion about the role and importance of production design in filmmaking, before segueing into a conversation on the difference between doing a production design for Black Panther and for Moonlight. At one point, Cherry asks if accessibility is considered in the design process, citing colorblind audiences as an example. Beachler admits that she has not thought deeply about accessibility in the past but will try to think more about it in the future. She describes the “Black Panther look-book,” noting that the team visited cities in Korea, South Africa and Oakland, California, while doing production research.
- At one point in the interview, Cherry notes that Beachler’s work is featured in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, telling her “[N]ow Black Panther is part of the culture. I mean, of course, you won an Oscar for it. Congratulations. Your work is in the Museum of African American History and Culture. That surprised me when I first went. I did not expect to see as much Black Panther when I went there.” In response to his congratulatory remark, Beachler states that she is honored: “I did my best and my best was good enough.”
- Some of the other topics they discuss include, some of the past projects she has worked on, such as Creed, Fruitvale Station, Beyoncé’s Lemonade, Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s “On the Run II” tour; Afro-futurism in Beyoncé’s Lemonade; motherhood; Beachler’s history of substance abuse; as well as Beachler’s future goals, including producing a period piece and creating a production and development company. They also talk about Beachler’s relationships and interactions with, and/or admiration for, individuals such as Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Sylvester Stallone, Michael B. Jordan, Spike Lee and Ta-Nehesi Coates.
- At the end of the interview, Cherry asks to wrap up and Beachler interrupts to ask if he thinks she is “intense,” to which he responds that the interview has been great. They thank each other and the episode ends with Cherry recapping the sponsors.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- North Korea, Asia
- Jamaica, Caribbean, North and Central America
- Africa
- South Africa, Africa
- Place captured
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Topic
- Actors
- Africa
- Architecture
- Art
- Design
- Fashion
- Graphic design
- Hollywood (Film)
- Music
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
- Object number
- 2019.47.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
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Bonus Episode: The Design of Black Panther
- Produced by
- Cherry, Maurice, American
- Interview of
- Green, Jordan, American
- Gilbert, Regine, American
- Webb, Paul Anthony, American, born 1988
- Subject of
- Beachler, Hannah, American, born 1970
- Coogler, Ryan Kyle, American, born 1986
- Nyong'o, Lupita Amondi, Mexican Kenyan, born 1983
- Date
- February 22, 2018
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 62.48 minutes (3748.8 seconds)
- Description
- A bonus episode of the Revision Path podcast, discussing the design of the feature film Black Panther. The episode begins with host Maurice Cherry advertising Facebook Design as one of the show’s sponsors. He also advertises jobs posted on the show’s Job Board, before advertising MailChimp and Hover as other sponsors.
- At the beginning of the interview, Maurice Cherry invites the guests to introduce themselves. Paul Anthony Webb and Regine Gilbert mention that they are returning guests to the show, while Jordan Green admits that Jordan Green is a new guest. Cherry then briefly discusses Black Panther’s plot before asking each panelist to talk about what they like about the movie. Some of the topics they discuss in the interview include, the film’s use of color psychology, geometry, and typography; Hannah Beachler’s aerial reconstruction of Africa; the quality of the costume and makeup; Wakanda’s gesture-controlled technology; Afro-futurism; Pan-Africanism; the potential for black-owned businesses to benefit from the film’s release; as well as individuals involved in the sound production, such as Kendrick Lamar, Ludwig Göransson, and Baaba Maal.
- At the end of the interview, the outro music fades it, Cherry thanks his panelists and asks them to tell the listeners where people can find them.
- Place made
- United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- South Korea, Asia
- Africa
- Classification
- Media Arts-Audio Recordings
- Topic
- Actors
- Africa
- Architecture
- Beauty culture
- Clothing and dress
- Comics and graphic novels
- Costume
- Design
- Fashion
- Hair
- Hip hop (Music)
- Hollywood (Film)
- Music
- Technology
- Typography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
- Object number
- 2019.47.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maurice Cherry and Glitch, Inc.
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Two-Gun Man from Harlem
- Directed by
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Written by
- Myton, Fred, American, 1885 - 1955
- Kahn, Richard C., American, 1897 - 1960
- Distributed by
- Sack Amusement Enterprises, American, 1920 - 1979
- Subject of
- Jeffries, Herb, American, 1913 - 2014
- Brooks, Clarence, American, 1896 - 1969
- Moreland, Mantan, American, 1902 - 1973
- Williams, Spencer, American, 1893-1969
- Whitten, Marguerite, American, 1913 - 1990
- Brooks, Jess Lee, American, 1894 - 1944
- Southern, Tom, American, 1906 - 1980
- Turner, Mae, American, 1908 - 1999
- Beard, Mathew Jr., American, 1925 - 1981
- Lincoln, Rosalie, American, 1909 - 1992
- The Cats and the Fiddle, American, 1937 - 1951
- The Four Tones, American
- Blackman, Paul
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- acetate film
- Dimensions
- Duration: 66 Minutes
- Length (Film Reel 1): 600 Feet
- Length (Film Reel 2): 1600 Feet
- Description
- A 16mm release print of the feature film Two-Gun Man from Harlem. It consists of two reels of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with variable-density optical sound.
- The film opens with Bob Blake (Herb Jeffries), a cowboy, leading The Four Tones, a quartet, in a musical performance under a tree. A fifth man decides to join them in chorus, but Bob accuses him of being a bad singer. The rest of the film follows Bob, who is framed for his boss’ murder. Bob flees to Harlem, New York, where he meets Deacon, a Harlem gangster with whom he bears a striking resemblance. Deacon is murdered by rival gangsters and Bob ceases the opportunity to assume the dead man’s identity. In the closing scene, Bob explains to the sheriff that he is innocent, and the real murderer is arrested.
- Place depicted
- Wyoming, United States, North and Central America
- Place filmed
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- sound films
- black-and-white films (visual works)
- release prints (motion pictures)
- feature films
- 16mm (photographic film size)
- Topic
- Actors
- American West
- Hollywood (Film)
- Race films
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Randall and Sam Nieman
- Object number
- 2015.167.21.1ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Film still for The Emperor Jones
- Distributed by
- United Artists Corporation, founded 1919
- Subject of
- Robeson, Paul, American, 1898 - 1976
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1933
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 7 1/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17.9 × 23.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 7 3/4 × 9 7/16 in. (19.7 × 24 cm)
- Description
- A movie still of a scene from The Emperor Jones. Depicted are four men. Starting from the left, the first man is dressed very formally while he is holding a coat in both his hands and looking over to his left. The second man, standing in the center of the frame, is looking straight ahead while he holds a glass in his right hand. He wears black boots that stop right below his knee caps. To the left of him are two men. They are dressed identically to the first man depicted. One of the men appears to be adjusting a piece of clothing on the second man depicted while the fourth man to the far right of the photograph is watching. Written in the bottom border of the photograph it says "John Krimsky and Gifford Cochran present Paul Robeson in "The Emperor Jones"/ United Artists Picture Made in U.S.A." On the back of the photo, in the top middle section is a rectangular piece of tape. There is writing on the back.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- film stills
- Topic
- Entertainers
- Hollywood (Film)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.165.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
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Window card for One Mile from Heaven
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Trevor, Claire, American, 1910 - 2000
- Blane, Sally, American, 1910 - 1997
- Fowley, Douglas, American, 1911 - 1998
- Washington, Fredi, United States, 1903 - 1994
- Robinson, Bill "Bojangles", American, 1878 - 1949
- Wurtzel, Sol M., American, 1890 - 1958
- Dwan, Allan, Canadian-American, 1885 - 1981
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 1/8 × 14 1/8 in. (56.2 × 35.9 cm)
- Description
- Window card for "One Mile from Heaven".
- The card has a cream background. There is a black stamp at the top of the lobby card which reads [PENN - LAKE THEATRE / Sandy Lake / THU DEC 9]. At center is the title of the movie is in large blue text [ONE MILE / FROM HEAVEN]. There are two color film stills below it. On the left is a round-cropped image of three women in hats and a young girl with curly hair and a bow, all looking towards the right where there is an image of a man in a suit sitting at a table. This image, and the red text below it, are tilted at an angle. The text reads [WITH / CLAIRE / TREVOR / SALLY BLANE / DOUGLAS FOWLEY / FREDI WASHINGTON / AND / BILL ROBINSON]. At the bottom left is a blue box with white text which reads [THE STRANG- / EST CASE THAT / EVER SHOCKED / A HALL OF / JUSICE!]. There is a red 20th century Fox logo in the bottom right corner. There is small blue text along the bottom is the copyright information, [Copyright MCMXXXVII Twentieth Century - Fox Film Corp.], followed by other restriction information. The back of the card is blank.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- A Cinema Apart: African American Film Memorabilia (Larry Richards Collection)
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- window cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.150
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Film poster for Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
- Commissioned by
- Lucasfilm Ltd., LLC, American, founded 1971
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Williams, Billy Dee, American, born 1937
- Date
- 1985
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 1/16 × 27 1/8 in. (104.3 × 68.9 cm)
- Description
- Original poster for the 1985 theatrical re-release of the 1983 film "Star Wars Return of the Jedi." The poster has an exploding spaceship (Death Star) in the background in the upper half. Above the spaceship is the movie tag line in gray font [RETURN/TO A GALAXY FAR, FAR AWAY]. Below the middle in the lower half of the poster is an illustration featuring the actors and characters in the film. Below the illustration is the movie title in blue [STAR WARS/RETURN/OF/THE/JEDI]. Below the title is the billing block in white text. NSS number R850025.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- 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
- 2014.35.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lucasfilm Ltd.. Permission required for use.
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Film poster for Turbo
- Commissioned by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- DreamWorks Studios, American, founded 1994
- Date
- 2013
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 39 15/16 × 26 15/16 in. (101.4 × 68.4 cm)
- Description
- Movie poster of the animated film "Turbo." Poster features the animated characters in the center. Above the characters are the listing of the actors and the movie tag line. At the bottom third, set at a diagonal, are the production company, title, billing block, and release date.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Advertising
- Film
- 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
- 2014.35.21
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Dreamworks. Permission required for use.
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Lobby card for the film Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
- Created by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Subject of
- Katharine Hepburn, American, 1907 - 2003
- Houghton, Katharine, American, born 1945
- Directed by
- Kramer, Stanley, 1913 - 2001
- Date
- 1967
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Lobby card features a color still from the film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Katharine Hepburn and Katharine Houghton face each other while seated on a coffee table; Hepburn appears to be speaking to Houghton. Hepburn wears a black cap and a red scarf, while Houghton dons red pants and a striped button-down blouse. 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].
- Place printed
- Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- lobby cards
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.108.9.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1967 Columbia Pictures Corporation. Permission required for use.
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Film still for Carmen Jones
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Owned by
- National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
- Subject of
- Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927
- Dandridge, Dorothy, American, 1922 - 1965
- Date
- 1954
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 6 11/16 × 9 5/16 in. (17 × 23.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.8 cm)
- Description
- A black and white movie still for the 1954 film Carmen Jones. The photo depicts a man and a woman. The man in the photo is kneeling on his right knee supporting the reclining woman on his left arm as she lies on the ground. The man is wearing a dark hat and jacket with dark shoes. The woman on the ground is wearing a light colored dress and stares blankly past the man above her. Behind them are torn boxes and stacked Coca-Cola bottles. In the bottom right hand corner of the photo it reads "CJ-70" in white text. Below the photo is information about who the photo belongs to, the starring cast, and copyright information.
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- film stills
- Topic
- Actors
- Entertainers
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Musical films
- Opera (Music)
- Sexuality
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.118.162.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1954 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of Jack Oakie and Jesse Owens
- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
- Subject of
- Owens, Jesse, American, 1913 - 1980
- Oakie, Jack, American, 1903 - 1978
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 5/16 × 7 3/8 in. (23.7 × 18.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 3/16 × 8 in. (25.8 × 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Jesse Owens and Jack Oakie. Owens, depicted on the left, standing in profile looking towards Oakie. Owens is wearing a light colored suit. Oakie, depicted on the right, is leaning forward holding a watering can in his proper right hand above Owen’s shoes, as if watering them. He is looking up towards Owens with a comical expression on his face. Oakie is wearing a black tuxedo, a black bow tie, and a white flower in his proper left lapel. They are posing on a sidewalk in front of a large wooden door. Mounted on the door behind them is a partially obscured sign that reads, [[WARNI]NG / [---?] OPEN DOOR / [I]F RED LIGHT / [---?] [B]URNING]. The image is bordered with white and along bottom is centered black text that reads, [Copr. 1935, Paramount Productions, Inc. Permission granted for Newspaper and Magazine reproductions. (Made in U.S.A.)]. A handwritten inscription in blue pencil on the back reads, [Jack Okie [sic] / & / Jessie [sic] Owens].
- Place captured
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- The Laura Cathrell Show-Down Magazine Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Actors
- Athletes
- Comedy
- Entertainers
- Hollywood (Film)
- Photography
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.46.25.109
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Fur coat worn by Max Julien as Goldie in the film The Mack
- Worn by
- Julien, Max, American, born 1945
- Date
- 1973
- Medium
- fur, leather, cellulose acetate cloth, and plastic buttons
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (On form): 54 3/4 × 26 3/4 × 12 1/2 in. (139.1 × 67.9 × 31.8 cm)
- Description
- This cream fur coat was worn by Max Julien as the character John "Goldie" Mickens in the 1973 film "The Mack." The single-breasted fur coat is long, falling mid-calf on Julien, with an oversized notched spread collar, full-length sleeves, and a split tail. It closes at the center front with two (2) large round pearl-like plastic buttons. The cuffs, the interior front opening, and the interior tails are trimmed with white leather. The yoke and the collar lining are also faced in white leather. A 2 1/2 inch wide belt of the white leather is attached at the sides across the back waist. The coat is fully lined with cream acetate.
- Place used
- Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing-Costume
- Type
- coats
- Topic
- Actors
- Blaxploitation films
- Clothing and dress
- Costume
- Fashion
- Hollywood (Film)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.199
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Claudine
- Published by
- Curtom Publishing Company, American
- Camad Music Company
- Subject of
- Knight, Gladys, American, born 1944
- Knight, Bubba, American, born 1942
- Patten, Edward, American, 1939 - 2005
- Guest, William, American, 1941 - 2015
- Carroll, Diahann, American, 1935 - 2019
- Jones, James Earl, American, born 1931
- Knight, Gladys & The Pips, American, 1953 - 1989
- Curtis Mayfield, American, 1942 - 1999
- Hilton-Jacobs, Lawrence, American, born 1953
- Blackwell, Tamu, American, born 1955
- Stephens, Socorro, born 1966
- Jones, Eric
- Curtis, Yvette, American, born 1960
- Kruger, David
- Warner Brothers Publications, Inc., American
- Date
- 1974
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 11 15/16 × 9 1/16 × 3/8 in. (30.4 × 23 × 0.9 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 11 15/16 × 18 1/16 × 1 in. (30.4 × 45.8 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- A song book with sheet music for the 1974 film, Claudine. The front cover is white with rows of orange hearts, black text, and eight (8) color photographs. Black cursive text at the top of front cover reads, [Claudine]. Across the center of the front cover is a light blue field. At the center of the blue field is a large color image of Gladys Knight and the Pips. Gladys Knight is depicted wearing a blue dress with two (2) metal rings below the shoulders. Standing behind Gladys Knight, and depicted from left to right, is Edward Patten, Merald “Bubba” Knight, and William Guest. The men are wearing matching costumes with red collared shirts, blue vests, and blue ties. Seven (7) small, color film stills from the movie are displayed around the central image. Most of the images depict Diahann Carroll and James Earl Jones. Two of the images also depict Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Tamu Blackwell, David Kruger, Yvette Curtis, Eric Jones, and Socorro Stephens. The interior pages are white with black text, black-and-white photographs, and sheet music. The booklet includes sheet music for the songs “On And On”, “Claudine,” “The Makings Of You,” “Make Yours A Happy Home,” “Hold On,” “Mr. Welfare Man,” and “To Be Invisible.” On the second page has a large black-and-white photograph of Curtis Mayfield. The back cover is white. In the bottom left corner is black text that reads, [Exclusive Selling Agent for / the United States and Canada / WARNER BROS. PUBLICATIONS INC. 75 Rockefeller Plaza · New York, N.Y. 10019]. In the center of the bottom edge is black text that reads, [CURTOM PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.]. Printed vertically along the right edge is black text that reads, [Printed in U.S.A.]. A white adhesive label in the bottom right corner that reads, [8 95]. The booklet is forty-three (43) pages.
- Place printed
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera
- Type
- sheet music
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Motown (Music)
- Popular music
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Soul (Music)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Merald "Bubba" Knight, William Guest and the Estate of Edward Patten of Gladys Knight & the Pips
- Object number
- 2014.288.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Curtom Publishing Company, Inc & Camad Music Company. Permission required for use.
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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
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
- 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].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- 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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Film poster for The Matrix Reloaded
- Distributed by
- Village Roadshow Pictures, Australian, founded 1997
- Subject of
- Pinkett Smith, Jada, American, born 1971
- Date
- 2003
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
- Description
- CMovie poster with image of Jada Pinkett Smith in matching leather pants and jacket and a pair of fingerless gloves. She carries two (2) weapons, one in each hand. Smith is cropped and depicts only the lower portion of her head down to her knees. At the bottom of the poster is the movie title and date in white and green stylized fon [THE / MATRIX / RELOADED / MAY 15 2003/WWW.THEMATRIX.COM]. On either side of the title are small graphics of the production companies involved.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- 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
- 2014.35.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Warner Bros Inc. Permission required for use.
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Film poster for Jackie Brown
- Distributed by
- Miramax Films, founded 1979
- Subject of
- Grier, Pam, American, born 1949
- Jackson, Samuel L., American, born 1948
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
- Description
- Black and white poster with portraits of the actors featured in the film "Jackie Brown" in the upper half. There are six (6) people featured, all looking at the viewer. Above the portraits is a movie tag line in white text [Six players on the trail of a half million in cash./There's only one question...Who's playing who?]. In the lower half of the poster is red and yellow text that includes a listing of the actors, the movie title, and the billing block. In the center of the billing block is a spotlit bag of money. Along the bottom of the poster is an additional movie tag line in white text [This Christmas, Santa's got a brand new bag.]. Signed by Pam Grier in silver sharpie in the center of the poster [PAM/Grier].
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- 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
- 2014.35.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Miramax Film Corp. Permission required for use.
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Film poster for Men in Black
- Distributed by
- Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., founded 1987
- Commissioned by
- Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., founded 1919
- Amblin Entertainment, American, founded 1981
- Subject of
- Smith, Will, American
- Jones, Tommy Lee, American
- Date
- 1997
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 39 3/4 × 26 3/4 in. (101 × 67.9 cm)
- Description
- Poster with two (2) men standing side by side taking up the entirety of the poster. Both men stand with arms folded across their chests and wear black suits and black sunglasses. Above the men is outlined block text [MR. JONES MR. SMITH]. In the center of the lower half of the poster are in the movie tag line and title [PROTECTING/THE EARTH/FROM THE/SCUM OF/THE UNIVERSE/MIB/MEN IN BLACK]. Below the title is the billing block in light blue text.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- 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
- 2014.35.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. Permission required for use.