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Poster for The Black Moses of Soul, Isaac Hayes Special

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Designed by

    Creative Cinema Campaigns

    Subject of

    Isaac Hayes, American, 1942 - 2008

    Description

    Movie poster with central illustration of Isaac Hayes, arms raised, holding a microphone. He is wearing gold chains across his waist and chest. Title information in white and black, above and below image [THE BLACK MOSES / OF SOUL / ISAAC / HAYES / special] Image and title information on a purple and black patterned rectangular background. Black text above image [The Superbad Music Event Of A Lifetime! / SEE AND HEAR ISSAC HAYES UP CLOSE AS HE SINGS, RAPS / AND PLAYS SUCH HEAVIES AS "THE LOOK OF LOVE", "BY THE / TIME I GET TO PHOENIX", "I STAND ACCUSED", "LIGHT MY / FIRE" AND MANY, MANY MORE.] Billing block at bottom in black text. Handwritten 40 in pencil in bottom right corner.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leith Adams

    Date

    1973

    Object number

    2010.7.51.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Public domain
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    posters

    Medium

    lithographic ink on paper (fiber product)

    Dimensions

    H x W: 41 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. (104.5 x 68.9 cm)

    Place used

    United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Advertisements

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Film
    Singers (Musicians)
    Soul (Music)

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b687435-80d9-419d-9402-11def1af998e

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2010.7.51.1

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