Subject of
Loews Cineplex Entertainment, American, 1904 - 2006
Photograph by
Van Peebles, Melvin, American, 1932 - 2021
Date
ca. 1971
Medium
dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph captured by Melvin Van Peebles of a movie theater marquee promoting its showing of Van Peebles' film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. The image depicts a close-up view of the entrance and a portion of the marquee of the Loew's Holly Theater in Hollywood, California. The portion of the marquee visible has red text on a white background reads [(V)AN PEEBLES / "SWEET SWEETBACK'S / BAADASSSSS SON(G)"]. The marquee appears above the street entrance of the red brick building, which also displays posters for the film on either side of the door. Two individuals can be seen walking in front of the theatre on a sidewalk painted with white stars. A handwritten inscription on the verso reads [Hollywood].
Place depicted
Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
photographs
Topic
Advertising
Blaxploitation films
Film
Independent films
Photography
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.82.9.6
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52cbea9da-92aa-4d14-8f26-3d7aa657d213

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