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The Art of Black Film Book of Postcards
Product Description
Vintage Movie Posters, 1919-1967; Highlights from the Separate Cinema® Archive
As film enters the twenty-first century, black actors, directors, writers, and producers have become financial and creative forces in the industry. Legends and stars like Spike Lee, Pam Grier, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Tyler Perry command as much respect in film history today as their white counterparts. But it wasn't always that way.
"It has been a long journey to this moment," said Sidney Poitier as he accepted the Best Actor Oscar for his 1963 performance in Lilies of the Field. He was the first black actor to win that award and just the second black actor to win any Academy Award since 1940, when Hattie McDaniel was chosen Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind. The long journey Poitier referred to began at the very birth of moviemaking, when the stereotypes from which black actors have not yet been completely freed were firmly set.
The Art of Black Film: Vintage Movie Posters pays tribute to the black actors and filmmakers who overcame the industry's daunting challenges to make outstanding contributions to American film history. Marking the early milestones, tragedies, ironies, and humor of the journey, it is a memorial to the determination and little-known achievements of pioneers Noble Johnson and Oscar Micheaux; to the dignity of Ethel Waters and Louise Beavers; to the humanity and stature of Paul Robeson and Ossie Davis; to the genius of Duke Ellington, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Nat King Cole; to the beauty and tragedy of Dorothy Dandridge; and to all of the others who paved the way for Sidney Poitier.
—John Kisch, Director of the Separate Cinema Archive
As film enters the twenty-first century, black actors, directors, writers, and producers have become financial and creative forces in the industry. Legends and stars like Spike Lee, Pam Grier, Eddie Murphy, Halle Berry, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Tyler Perry command as much respect in film history today as their white counterparts. But it wasn't always that way.
"It has been a long journey to this moment," said Sidney Poitier as he accepted the Best Actor Oscar for his 1963 performance in Lilies of the Field. He was the first black actor to win that award and just the second black actor to win any Academy Award since 1940, when Hattie McDaniel was chosen Best Supporting Actress for Gone with the Wind. The long journey Poitier referred to began at the very birth of moviemaking, when the stereotypes from which black actors have not yet been completely freed were firmly set.
The Art of Black Film: Vintage Movie Posters pays tribute to the black actors and filmmakers who overcame the industry's daunting challenges to make outstanding contributions to American film history. Marking the early milestones, tragedies, ironies, and humor of the journey, it is a memorial to the determination and little-known achievements of pioneers Noble Johnson and Oscar Micheaux; to the dignity of Ethel Waters and Louise Beavers; to the humanity and stature of Paul Robeson and Ossie Davis; to the genius of Duke Ellington, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Nat King Cole; to the beauty and tragedy of Dorothy Dandridge; and to all of the others who paved the way for Sidney Poitier.
—John Kisch, Director of the Separate Cinema Archive
List of Images
1. A Man's Duty (Lincoln Motion Picture Co., 1919).
2. The Green Eyed Monster (Norman Film Manufacturing Co., 1921).
3. The Lure of a Woman (Progress Pictures, 1921).
4. The Bull-Dogger (Norman Film Manufacturing Co., 1923).
5. Black and Tan (RKO Radio Pictures, 1929).
6. Hearts in Dixie (Fox Film Corporation, 1929).
7. St. Louis Blues (RKO / Sack Amusements, 1929).
8. The Exile (Micheaux Pictures Corp., 1931).
9. Harlem Is Heaven (Lincoln Productions, 1932).
10. Emperor Jones (United Artists, 1933).
11. Rufus Jones for President (Warner Bros. / Vitaphone, 1933).
12. Murder in Harlem (Micheaux Pictures Corp., 1935).
13. The Song of Freedom (Lion Hammer, 1936).
14. Harlem on the Prairie (Associated Features, 1937).
15. Life Goes On (Million Dollar Productions, 1938).
16. Keep Punching (M. C. Pictures, 1939).
17. Midnight Shadow (Million Dollar Productions, 1939).
18. Am I Guilty? (Supreme Pictures, 1940).
19. Stormy Weather (Twentieth Century-Fox, 1943).
20. Caldonia (Astor Pictures, 1945).
21. The Fight Never Ends (W. D. Alexander, 1947).
22. The Jackie Robinson Story (Eagle Lion Films Inc., 1950).
23. Carmen Jones (Twentieth Century–Fox, 1954).
24. The Nat "King" Cole Musical Story (Universal International, 1955).
25 Satchmo the Great (United Artists, 1957).
26. Porgy and Bess (Columbia Pictures, 1959).
27. Gone Are the Days (Hammer Brothers, 1963).
28. A Man Called Adam (Embassy Pictures, 1966).
29. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner (Columbia Pictures, 1967).
30. Nothing But a Man (Cinema V Presentation, 1964).
