Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: John Amos, American, born 1939
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic slide of a scene from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It features John Amos, as Biker, wearing a striped helmet and leather jacket.
place: label: Place captured
content: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Actors
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.82.10.97
objectType: label: Type
content: slides (photographs)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Melvin Van Peebles
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: reversal film
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 × 2 × 1/16 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 0.2 cm)