- Distributed by
- Universal Pictures, founded 1912
- Designed by
- Sims, Art, American, born 1954
- Subject of
- Lee, Spike, American, born 1957
- Danny Aiello, born 1933
- Date
- 1989
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 x 27 in. (104.1 x 68.6 cm)
- Description
- A poster from the 1989 Spike Lee film, “Do the Right Thing” featuring color images of Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, and a young unidentified girl as seen from above. The title appears as the girl's chalk drawing in yellow text with a bright blue background as a street. To the right of the title is the text [Bed-Stuy] and at the bottom right is a childlike drawing of a figure shooting a gun and a police car. Below the title is the text “A Spike Lee Joint.” At the top of the poster is a tag line printed in yellow type: [It’s the hottest day of the summer./You can do nothing,/You can do something,/or you can…]
- Place depicted
- Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Actors
- Communities
- Design
- Film
- Graphic design
- Race relations
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dow B. Ellis
- Object number
- 2012.152.862
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1989 Universal City Studios
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




