Film poster for Lady Sings the Blues
- Created by
- Paramount Pictures, American, founded 1912
- de Passe Entertainment, founded 1968
- Subject of
- Ross, Diana, American, born 1944
- Furie, Sidney J., Canadian, born 1933
- Williams, Billy Dee, American, born 1937
- Holiday, Billie, American, 1915 - 1959
- Date
- 1972
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 1/16 x 27 1/8 in. (104.3 x 68.9 cm)
- Description
- Poster for the film Lady Sings the Blues. The poster has a white background with a silver rectangle in the middle. Within the silver rectangle is an illustration of a woman's disembodied arm reaching up to grasp a microphone. The arm wears beaded bracelets and has a pair of handcuffs clasped around it, the other side of the cuffs open and empty. The microphone stand turns into the top of the L of [LADY / SINGS / THE / BLUES]. Across the top of the silver rectangle, in pink letters is [DIANA ROSS IS BILLIE HOLIDAY], the "is" appears both underlined and italicized. Beneath the silver rectangle is black text reading [PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION and BERRY GORDY present / DIANA ROSS IN "LADY SINGS THE BLUES" / also starring BILLY DEE WILLIAMS]. Additional billing information continues below. At the very bottom left corner is a copyright notice: [Copyright 1972 by Jobete Music Company Inc. Motown Productions. Weston Asssociates Inc. Furie Productions Inc. All rights reserved.].
- Place used
- United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Film
- Jazz (Music)
- Motown (Music)
- Musical films
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leith Adams
- Object number
- 2010.7.85.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1972 by Motown-Weston-Furie Productions
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.