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In partnership with the Foundation for the National Archives, the Charles Guggenheim Center for the Documentary Film at the National Archives, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the National Archives presents three programs in conjunction with the exhibit Close Up in Black: African American Film Posters. The exhibit, from the collections of the Academy's Margaret Herrick Library, will be on display at the Smithsonian Institution’s International Gallery through July 28, and takes a historical look at African American cinema through the vibrant medium of the movie poster. These artworks trace the development of the roles African Americans have played on screen and behind the scenes.
Program Schedule:
The Negro Soldier
Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m.
Hallelujah
Saturday, June 18 at 4 p.m.
Carmen Jones
Saturday, June 18 at 7 p.m.
These screenings will take place at the
National Archives’
McGowan Theater,
700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,
Washington, DC.
Enter on Constitution Avenue. Reservations can be made
by calling the National Archives public events line at
(202) 501-5000,
or by email at
reservations.new@nara.gov. More information is available at
www.archives.gov.
Close Up in Black: African American Film Posters will be at the Smithsonian’s International Gallery at the Ripley Center through July 28, 2005. For more information please visit www.sites.si.edu.
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January 2003 - July 2005
This touring exhibition, on a three-year, ten-city tour, captures
the extraordinary visual imagery of blacks in film history as displayed
through the bold and stylized graphic art of the movie poster. Through
a dynamic installation of 90 vintage and contemporary film posters
from the Edward Mapp Collection at the Academy’s Margaret
Herrick Library, “Close Up in Black” chronicles the
journey of African American actors, directors, writers and graphic
artists who brought their talents to the medium of movies. Because
many of these artists lived during and through times of social,
political and cultural segregation, “Close Up in Black”
illuminates the journey of a nation as well as an art form.
 “Close Up in Black” was organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, in collaboration with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture.
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Up in Black Exhibition Itinerary:
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2003
January 20 - April 6
Western Reserve Historical Society
Cleveland, Ohio
April 26 - July 17
The Wolfsonian
Florida International University
Miami, Florida
August 2 - October 12
California African
American Museum
Los Angeles, California
November 1 - January 4
National Heritage Museum
Lexington, Massachusetts
2004
January 24 - April 4 (Canceled)
Minnesota Museum of American Art
St. Paul, Minnesota
March 13- July 4
American Jazz Museum
Kansas City, Missouri
July 24 - October 3
Mobile Museum of Art
Mobile, Alabama
October 23 - January 2
Historic Arkansas Museum
Little Rock, Arkansas
2005
January 22 - April 3
Washington State Historical Society
Tacoma, Washington
May 7 - July 28
Smithsonian Institution/International Gallery*
Washington, D.C.
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