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Film poster for Cleopatra Jones

National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Distributed by
National Screen Service, American, 1920 - 2000
Subject of
Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
Tamara Dobson, American, 1947 - 2006
Max Julien, American, 1933 - 2022
Description
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 is standing in front of a yellow and orange circular flame with black-and-white drawings of various scenes from the movie inside of it. These scenes include a car chase, her kicking two men, a close-up of a woman's face singing or talking, a woman on a motorcycle, Cleopatra Jones shooting, and a fight scene in front of a city. “Cleopatra / Jones” is written at center left in red and yellow type. Written in black type to the left of Cleopatra’s leg is “She's / 6 feet 2" of / Dynamite... / and the / Hottest / Super Agent / Ever!” A white sticker with black type IS adhered to the top right corner of the poster reads “RECOMMENDED / AS / ADULT ENTERTAINMENT.” The billing block and additional copyright information is at the bottom of the poster in black text. Written vertically on the back of the poster in the top left corner in black ink is “CLEOPATRA JONES.” Stamped vertically in blue ink on the back of the poster at center is “73-147.”
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
1973
Object number
2014.53.2
Restrictions & Rights
© 1973 Warner Bros., Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
Type
posters
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 41 1/16 × 27 1/8 in. (104.3 × 68.9 cm)
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
Exhibition
Taking the Stage
On View
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Actors
Blaxploitation films
Film
Women
Record ID
nmaahc_2014.53.2
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd526a26d1b-ba0c-42ce-9329-ec21395c9280

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