Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Advertisement for paperback novel Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
ca. 1971
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A poster advertising the papberback novelization of Melvin Van Peebles' film "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song." The poster features red and white text on a black background, with a black-and-white image of the book to the left. Large red text reads [SWEET SWEETBACK / bold bawdy and angry].
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Catalog reference: 2012.82.6
