Created by:

Melvin Van Peebles, American, 1932 - 2021  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this

Medium:

reversal film

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 2 × 2 × 1/16 in. (5.1 × 5.1 × 0.2 cm)

Type:

slides (photographs)

Place captured:

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1971

Description:

A photographic slide of a scene from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song. It features an image of two men, portraying detectives, interrogating a naked woman. One of the detectives wears suspenders and stands in a doorway. The other detective holds the woman's neck with his proper left hand as he points a gun at her with his other hand.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Blaxploitation films  Search this

Film  Search this

Independent films  Search this

Photography  Search this

Police brutality  Search this

Sexuality  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.82.10.106

Restrictions & Rights:

© Melvin Van Peebles

Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e73f6e7-f1f4-40d5-a681-fd39e27479e0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.82.10.106