Film poster for Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1971
name: label: Distributed by
content: Kino Lorber, Kino Lorber, founded 1977
label: Subject of
content: Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021
label: Subject of
content: Earth, Wind & Fire, American, founded 1969
notes: label: Description
content: A black-and-white poster for "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The headline at the top reads "Watch Out! Sweet Sweetback is back to collect some dues!!" At center is an image of Melvin Van Peebles, in white against a black background, wearing a black hat and a mustache. At bottom, in black against a white background, is a collage of images of other characters and scenes from the film. Set in a black-bordered box is the text: [YOU BLED MY MOMMA / YOU BLED MY POPPA / BUT YOU WONT BLEED ME]. Along the very bottom edge in small black text is [Music by EARTH, WIND AND FIRE. Melvin Van Peebles' 'SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG" Released by KING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION].
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Blaxploitation films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Independent films
label: Topic
content: Music
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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: 2012.82.4
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: H x W: 41 1/8 x 26 15/16 in. (104.5 x 68.4 cm)