Film poster for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Created by
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: An original, collaged poster design for the film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song" consisting of various printed elements that have been cut out and arranged together. The poster features a color photograph of Melvin Van Peebles as the title character. Above the photograph, in large black text is the title [SWEET SWEETBACK'S / BAADASSSSS SONG]. Beneath the portrait of Van Peebles are black and white images of other characters and scenes from the film arranged together, with the top edge cut out and overlaid to slightly overlap the photograph above. Arranged in a row beneath the collage of images are three photocopied film stills, with thick back rectangular borders . Along the bottom is a black rectangle with three text elements inside. At left is another rectangular with [Music by / EARTH, WIND AND FIRE]. At center are three lines of printed text, cut out and adhered to a backing with an irregular border. The text reads [YOU BLED MY MOMMA / YOU BLED MY POPPA / BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME]. At right is another black rectangle with the text [RATED / 'X' / BY AN / ALL-WHITE JURY].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2012.82.5
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: 40 3/4 x 26 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (103.5 x 67.3 x 3.2 cm)