- Commissioned by
- 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, American, founded 1935
- Subject of
- Townsend, Robert, American
- Wright, Michael, American
- Robinson, Leon, American, born 1962
- Harry Lennix, American
- Wells, Tico, American
- Nicholas, Harold, American, 1921 - 2000
- Date
- 1991
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 × 27 in. (101.6 × 68.6 cm)
- Description
- Movie poster with five (5) men featured in the center. Each man wears a different color and is seen posed in various positions around each other. Poster has a light blue background. At the top is purple text with the movie tag line [THEY WERE JUST FIVE GUYS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD,/BUT TOGETHER THEY CREATED A SOUND THAT ROCKED AMERICA]. In the lower half of the poster is a large graphic that incorporates the title of the film [the/FIVE HEARBEATS]. The graphic includes a large heart with five (5) men wearing identical suits. Below the title is the billing block in purple text.
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Advertising
- Film
- Hollywood (Film)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
- Object number
- 2014.35.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 20th Century Fox Film Corporation
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




