National Museum of African American History and Culture

This illustrated film poster depicts two women with one little girl between them. In the upper left hand corner is a newspaper with [A STORY OF MOTHER-LOVE / THE NEWS PAPERS / WOULD NOT PRINT!]. In the upper right hand corner one woman, shown from the shoulders up, has her arm around a little girl. Both wear lavender coats. The other woman is on the left hand side halfway along the margin, shown f

This movie poster depicts two women, on opposite corners of the field. The upper right corner shows a woman (Ethel Waters) from the chest up, wearing a white shirt under a red outer layer, and a yellow turban. She frowns towards the opposite lower left corner, depicting a young woman with red hair (Jeanne Crain), wearing a ruffled top and a strand of pearls. Between them is the title "Pinky" in la

This poster for the film Pinky is printed on a black background with an off-white border. In the center is the face of a woman (Jeanne Crain)with red hair and blue eyes and [Pinky] in large white script with a pink dot over the "i." Over Crain's shoulder, in the top left corner is the face of another woman (Ethel Waters) wearing a white head wrap and dark clothing. At the top right corner is [The

This is a Spanish language poster for the Poor People’s Campaign, targeted specifically towards Puerto Ricans. Text at the top of the poster reads "POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN/ PUERTORRIQUENOS MARCHAN/ A Washington en la Campana de los Pobres." Below the text is an image of a man, a fedora hat shadowing his upper face. He holds his right hand in front of his face with his thumb at the corner of his mou

H x W: 23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm)

H x W: 23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm)

H x W: 23 x 23 in. (58.4 x 58.4 cm)

This is a poster for the Broadway musical Ragtime, with graphics designed by Gail Anderson. The poster depicts a man seated at an upright piano with his arms raised upwards. He wears a white shirt, dark pants and dark suspenders. The viewers only see him from the back. On top of the piano is a Statue of Liberty done in grey tones. Black diamond shapes emanate from her in a halo effect. Radiating f

Large pink poster featuring cut out photographs of faces of musicians. Faces include Joe Turner, Dinah Washington, Lionel Hampton, Nat "King" Cole, Duke Ellington, Larry Darnell, The Clovers, and Ruth Brown. Near each face is a caption indicating who each person is. Along the top is black scripted text [Rhythm-Packed and Star-Studded]. On the right side, about half way down is a white square with

This large rectangular poster features yellow, neon pink, white, and black print advertising the Run DMC rap/hip-hop tour of 1986. The May 21 event also featured artists Whodini and LL Cool J, at the Municipal Auditorium in Columbus, GA. From top to bottom the poster reads: [MUNICIPAL / AUDITORIUM / COLUMBUS, GEORGIA / WED. / MAY 21 / 08:00 P.M. / RUN DMC / RAISING ELL TOUR / WHODINI / LL COOL J /

A black ink on a red-orange poster board with a small picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. at the top left and Joseph Lowery at the top right. The poster reads: [SCLC / INJUSTICE / Anywhere... / a threat to / JUSTICE / EVERYWHERE / M. L. KING].

H x W: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)