Poster for the film Space is the Place
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1974
name: label: Published by
content: North American Star System Production, American
label: Subject of
content: Sun Ra, American, 1914 - 1993
label: Subject of
content: The Sun Ra Arkestra, American
notes: label: Description
content: A multi-colored paper poster for the musical film Space is the Place featuring Sun Ra and the Arkestra. Sun Ra is depicted in the center of the poster wearing a headdress and collar resembling that of an Egyptian pharaoh. The headdress is topped by a large golden orb with long extensions on either side. On either side of Ra is a yellow and red flaming sun. Above and below him are the words [SUN RA / IN / SPACE IS THE PLACE] small planets are scattered among the lettering. At the top of the poster in dotted white print is [A NORTH AMERICAN STAR SYSTEM PRODUCTION] and black-and-white photo silohuettes of six performers/musicians from the film. The poster is set against a dark blue field with musical notes floating among a spattering of white and blue stars (dots). Towards the bottom is a scene of palm trees, pyramids, cacti, and a spaceship structure. In the bottom yellow border of the poster, in small black print is cast and producer list: [with Ray Johnson Christopher Brooks Barbara Deloney Erika Leder Morgan UptonWalter Burns John Bailey Clarence Brewer Sinthia AyalaLa shaa Stallings / and the Intergalactic Myth-Science Solar Arkestra featuring John Gilmore and June TysonScreenplay by Joshua Smith / Produced by James Newman Directed by John ConeyA Film from North American Star System in Cooperation with El Saturn Research]. There are no markings on the reverse of the poster.
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Composers (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
label: Topic
content: Music
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Science fiction
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
label: Movement
content: Afrofuturism
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: 2020.26.36
objectType: label: Type
content: posters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 20 7/8 × 17 3/16 in. (53 × 43.7 cm)