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September 19, 2003 |
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Imaging
Blackness, 1915-2002: Film Posters
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Opening on Saturday, Oct. 11, the exhibit represents one of the largest collections
of black film posters, dating back to the beginning of
moving pictures.
The exhibit of nearly 60 posters is sponsored by IU’s
Black Film Center/Archive, the IU Art Museum and IU Libraries.
Among the movies represented in the display are The
Bronze Venus, starring Lena Horne, and Superfly,
one of the most popular “blaxploitation” movies
ever made.
According to Audrey McCluskey, curator of the exhibit
and director of the Black Film Center/Archive, many of
the posters are one of a kind.
“The exhibit will feature several genres of film—including
action/crime, comedy, documentary, drama, musical and
Western—that will present an historical tour of
the African-American experience through film,” she
said. “The title of the exhibit reflects the complex
and evolving ways in which the image of black Americans
has been constructed and articulated in the American imagination.
Beyond the simple matter of positive and negative portrayals,
film has been a site for defining and resisting racial
categories. Visitors will find an enhanced knowledge of
American history, as well as the aesthetic and cultural
values that film uniquely imparts.”
The exhibit includes a 5:30 p.m. lecture on Friday, Oct.
10, by Edward Mapp, a professor emeritus at City College
of New York and co-author of A Separate Cinema: Fifty
Years of Black-Cast Posters. The lecture will be in
the School of Fine Arts, Room 102. A reception will follow. |
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