Created by
Supreme Pictures Corporation, American
Subject of
Lewis, Sybil, American, 1919 - 1988
Criner, John L., American, 1898 - 1965
Cooper, Ralph, American, 1908 - 1992
McDaniel, Sam, American, 1886 - 1962
Markham, Dewey, American, 1904 - 1981
Thompson, Edward, American, 1898 - 1960
Fenderson, Reginald, American, 1911 - 1986
Hawley, Monte, American, 1901 - 1950
Hackel, A. William, American, 1882 - 1959
Lowe, Sherman L., American, 1894 - 1968
Newfield, Sam, American, 1899 - 1964
Printed by
Continental Lithograph Corporation, American, founded 1925
Date
1940
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W (image): 35 5/8 × 23 9/16 in. (90.5 × 59.8 cm)
H x W (sheet): 38 × 25 1/16 in. (96.5 × 63.7 cm)
Description
This movie poster depicts a large bust-length image of a man, Ralph Cooper, along with two smaller vignettes and a banner that bisects the top and bottom half of the poster. The poster's top left quadrant showsCooper from the shoulders up, standing in front of a microscope. At the top right quadrant within a circle is a scene of a doctor and nurse dressed for surgery, standing over a patient. The bottom left quadrant has a vignette of three men; one man appears to be attacking the second, who is a in a prone position. The third man, behind them both, has his right hand raised above his head, holding a gun by the muzzle. The remaining quadrant depicts a poster with the movie title that reads "Am I Guilty?" followed by a list of the starring actors. The top and bottom sections of the poster are divided by a wide white banner with red text that reads "RALPH COOPER."
Transcription Center Status
Transcription Available
Place used
United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Type
posters
Topic
Actors
Film
Medicine
Race films
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2013.118.6
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5816d1f4e-6c71-4d91-b93a-dda0e6e80fa3

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