Created by
United States Student Association, American, founded 1947
Date
1968
Medium
lithographic ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 35 x 22 in. (88.9 x 55.9 cm)
Description
A poster advertising the documentary film No Vietnamese Ever Called Me Nigger as available for rent by the National Student Association. The film chronicled the 1967 Harlem Fall Mobilization March. One side of the poster features a design by Milton Glaser. The design has a bright orange-red background and features a black-and-white photographic image of a child wearing a straw hat, holding a large piece of watermelon. The image has been torn in two and separated to reveal a larger, two-tone partially abstract image of a boy against a yellow rectangular background. At bottom left corner of the watermelon image is [MILTON GLASER], at bottom right corner of the image is [COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY M/ TOOBIN]. Below the images is [First Prize Mannheim Film Festival] and then, in larger print, [A Film by David Loeb Weiss / Produced by Paradigm Films]. The other side of the poster is black-and-white and features a photocollage of film stills at the center, as well as quotes from the film and reviews, and booking information.Creases where folded, with a slightly faded spot at the top blank corner.
Statement
Objects depicting racist and/or stereotypical imagery or language may be offensive and disturbing, but the NMAAHC aims to include them in the Collection to present and preserve the historical context in which they were created and used. Objects of this type provide an important historical record from which to study and evaluate racism.
Place made
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Racist and Stereotypical Objects
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Design
Film
Graphic design
Race relations
Stereotypes
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.46.58
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57e2fa55f-4f56-478f-90b9-ba0d0ad40e16

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