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: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
notes: label: Description
content: A photographic slide from the set of Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It features an image of Melvin Van Peebles, as Sweetback, sitting in the bushes. Two police officers can be seen in front of him.
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: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2012.82.10.87
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)