Object Details
Printed by
H. C. Miner Lithographing Company, American, 1896 - 1935
Distributed by
Fayette Picture Corporation
Subject of
Oscar Micheaux, American, 1884 - 1951
Eunice Brooks, American
Stanley Morrell
Description
This movie poster from "The Exile" depicts a man and woman in a close embrace. Standing against a grey-blue background, the man, wearing a tan coat, stands sideways to the viewer. He has his arms around a young woman in a pink patterned dress and white collar. Standing sideways to the viewer, she rests her hands on the man's chest. Above their head are the words "Mighty Modern ALL TALKING Epic of Negro Life / THE EXILE / with a Cast of Colored Stars ------ Adapted from / 'The Conquest' / Written and Directed by Oscar Micheaux." At the bottom left corner are the words "Distributed by / Fayette Picture / Corporation." There is a wide white margin around the edge of the poster. In the bottom right corner is a circular logo with the words "The H.C. Miner Litho. Co., N.Y. /30407/Lithographed in U.S.A."
Transcription Center Status
Transcribed by digital volunteers
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Date
1931
Object number
2013.118.32
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
posters
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 41 1/8 × 27 1/8 in. (104.5 × 68.9 cm)
Place printed
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title
A Cinema Apart: The Larry Richards Collection of Early Black Film
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements
Data Source
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Topic
African American
Advertising
Film
Race films
Segregation
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2013.118.32