National Museum of African American History and Culture

Promotional poster for the film Boys N the Hood. The poster features Morris Chestnut, Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Ice Cube. They are around the rear of a convertible. Morris Chestnut is on the far left of the image and is seated within the backseat of the car. In the center of the poster wearing a yellow and black button-up shirt is Cuba Gooding, Jr. He stands with his arms resting behind him on the tr

White, large movie poster featuring a large title in orange and pink text in the upper half with black and white illustrations of people interacting with the letters [CAR/WASH]. Below the title is the billing block in black text. Billing block includes a listing of actors, rating, and production company. NSS number 76/190.

Poster with a birds-eye-view of the San Francisco skyline. In the foreground are two (2) animals flying. A cat is on the left side of the image and a dog is on the right. At the bottom, in the lower third, is the title, date, and billing block in white text.

A promotional poster for the film Cleopatra Jones. Depicted at the center of the poster Tamara Dobson as Cleopatra Jones. She is wearing a white fur long-sleeve jacket with an orange shirt underneath. She is also wearing black bell bottom pants with an orange stripe down the legs and black shoes. She is holding a black gun with a shoulder stock in her right hand. The gun is resting on her hip. She

Movie poster with large black and white photographic image of two girls and three boys, standing next to a brick building with barred window. Tagline above image in black text [MEET THE STUDENT / WELCOMING COMMITTEE / OF COOLEY HIGH] Title under image in pink on a black background [Cooley High] Billing block in black text at bottom. Poster identified as [STYLE B]. NSS number 75/101. Handwritten 40

Red poster with portraits of Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman in the top corners. Washington is seen in the upper left and Hackman is in the upper right. Over top of the faces are the respective names of the actors. In the center is a silhouette of the top of a submarine. On the silhouette is white text with the movie tag lines, title, and billing block.

A poster from the 1989 Spike Lee film, “Do the Right Thing” featuring color images of Danny Aiello, Spike Lee, and a young unidentified girl as seen from above. The title appears as the girl's chalk drawing in yellow text with a bright blue background as a street. To the right of the title is the text [Bed-Stuy] and at the bottom right is a childlike drawing of a figure shooting a gun and a police

This poster for the film "Gang Smashers" depicts a young woman holding a gun. Shown from the waist up, she wears a dark dress with a fur collar. Her hair is pulled back on her head and she gazes directly at the viewer. From her waist up, the background is orange. Superimposed over her image are the words [Gang Smashers] in large orange letters. Below the title, within a white circle, are the words

A film poster for Invictus featuring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman, seen from behind takes up the majority of the poster. He is seen with the left side of his face toward the viewer. Superimposed on his back is another man who is wears a rugby uniform seen within a stadium with cheering spectators. The man is smiling looking off to the left. In the lower right corner are the billin

Black and white poster with portraits of the actors featured in the film "Jackie Brown" in the upper half. There are six (6) people featured, all looking at the viewer. Above the portraits is a movie tag line in white text [Six players on the trail of a half million in cash./There's only one question...Who's playing who?]. In the lower half of the poster is red and yellow text that includes a list

Poster for the film Lady Sings the Blues. The poster has a white background with a silver rectangle in the middle. Within the silver rectangle is an illustration of a woman's disembodied arm reaching up to grasp a microphone. The arm wears beaded bracelets and has a pair of handcuffs clasped around it, the other side of the cuffs open and empty. The microphone stand turns into the top of the L of

Poster with two (2) men standing side by side taking up the entirety of the poster. Both men stand with arms folded across their chests and wear black suits and black sunglasses. Above the men is outlined block text [MR. JONES MR. SMITH]. In the center of the lower half of the poster are in the movie tag line and title [PROTECTING/THE EARTH/FROM THE/SCUM OF/THE UNIVERSE/MIB/MEN IN BLACK]. Below th