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Slide from the film Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song

Catalog Data

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