Photograph of a theater marquee promoting Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Subject of
content: Loews Cineplex Entertainment, American, 1904 - 2006
label: Photograph by
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: 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: label: Place depicted
content: Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Advertising
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: 2012.82.9.6
objectType: label: Type
content: photographs
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (8.9 x 8.9 cm)