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Poster for Murder on Lenox Ave.

1941

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

This movie poster depicts a woman lying on the street with a knife in her chest. Wearing a light colored blouse and yellow skirt she lies under a streetlamp in front of a multistoried brick building. At the top margin of the poster in red and white text on a yellow background are the words "MURDER/ ON/ LENOX AVE/ with/ MAMIE SMITH." Beneath these words is a list of cast members. The multistoried brick building rises along the right side of the poster. There are four windows in the building, each with face looking out. At the bottom window is a woman in a red shirt, above her is a woman in a yellow blouse. In the third window is a man in a yellow shirt, and at the top are two men in one window, one of whom wears a striped tie.

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  • Title: Poster for Murder on Lenox Ave.
  • Date Created: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: H x W (sheet): 40 7/8 × 27 15/16 in. (103.8 × 71 cm)
  • Subject Keywords: Race films, Motion pictures
  • Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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