Funky Turns 50: Black Film Revolution

 This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversaries of 1970's Blaxploitation films and the funky movie posters created to promote them. This exhibition features a sampling of original 1970's movie posters from the Museum Of UnCut Funk Collection, which consists of over 650 movie posters from around the world. This exhibition includes both U.S. and International posters, as well as different versions of U.S. posters that were used to market the films to Black and White audiences.

Exhibition Text Panel 1Museum Of UnCut Funk

Sista ToFunky Speaks About BlaxploitationMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Blaxploitation Posters 1Museum Of UnCut Funk

Abby US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Adios Amigo US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Atlas FilmsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Baby Needs A New Pair Of Shoes US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Alert Film Releasing Inc.Museum Of UnCut Funk

Bamboo Gods & Iron Men US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Belt Jones US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Belt Jones French Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Caesar US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Caesar Italian Movie Poster (1973/1973) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Caesar German Movie Poster (1973/1973) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Girl US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by CineramaMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Gunn US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by Columbia PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Jack US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Blaxploitation Posters 3Museum Of UnCut Funk

Black Mama White Mama US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Mama White Mama Phillipines Movie Poster (1972/1972) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Samson US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Samurai US One Sheet Movie Poster (1977/1977) by BJLJ International Corp.Museum Of UnCut Funk

Black Shampoo US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Dimension PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Black Starlet US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Omni PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Blast US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Book Of Numbers US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by AVCO EmbassyMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Boss Nigger US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by Dimension PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Brother On The Run US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by Southern StarMuseum Of UnCut Funk

BuckTown US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cleopatra Jones US One Sheet Movie Poster A (1973/1973) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cleopatra Jones US One Sheet Movie Poster B (1973/1973) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Sports PostersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Coffy US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cool Breeze US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by MGMMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cool Breeze Italian Movie Poster (1972/1972) by MGMMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cool Red US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Six Pictures CompanyMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Come Back Charleston Blue US One Sheet Movie Poster A (1972/1972) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Come Back Charleston Blue US One Sheet Movie Poster B (1972/1972) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Cotton Comes To Harlem US One Sheet Movie Poster (1970/1970) by United ArtistsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Darktown Strutters US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Death Journey US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Atlas FilmsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Detroit 9000 US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by General Film CorpMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Fox Style US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by Presidio ProductionsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Foxy Brown US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

International PostersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Get Down And Boogie US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Hell Up In Harlem US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

J.D.'s Revenge US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Legend Of Nigger Charley Spanish One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by ParamountMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Savage Sisters US One Sheet Movie Poster A (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Savage Sisters US One Sheet Movie Poster B (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Shaft's Big Score US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by MGMMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Shaft's Big Score French Movie Poster (1972/1972) by MGMMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Soul Patrol US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Cinematic ReleaseMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Soul Soldier US One Sheet Movie Poster (1970/1970) by Fanfare CorporationMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Sugar Hill US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Super Dude US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Dimension PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Music PostersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Super Fly US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by Warner BrothersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Super Fly TNT US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by ParamountMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Sweet Jesus Preacher Man US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by MGMMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song US One Sheet Movie Poster (1971/1971) by Cinemation IndustriesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Take A Hard Ride US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by 20th Century FoxMuseum Of UnCut Funk

That Man Bolt Spanish Movie Poster (1973/1973) by Universal PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

That Man Bolt Italian US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by Universal PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Big Bird Cage US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Black Dragon US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Madison World FilmMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Black Gestapo US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by BryanstonMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Black Six US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by Cinemation IndustriesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Black Street Fighter US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by New Line CinemaMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Comedy PostersMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Candy Tangerine Man US One Sheet Movie Poster (1975/1975) by MoonstoneMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Final Comedown US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Hitter US One Sheet Movie Poster (1979/1979) by Kaleidoscope Films, LTDMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Liberation Of LB Jones One Sheet Movie Poster (1970/1970) by Columbia PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Mack US One Sheet Movie Poster A (1973/1973) by CineramaMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Mack US One Sheet Movie Poster B (1973/1973) by CineramaMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Mack US One Sheet Movie Poster C (1973/1973) by CineramaMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Muthers US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Dimension PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Spook Who Sat By The Door US One Sheet Movie Poster (1973/1973) by United ArtistsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Take One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Columbia PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Three The Hard Way US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Allied ArtistsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Three Tough Guys US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by ParamountMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Blaxploitation Posters 2Museum Of UnCut Funk

TNT Jackson US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by New World PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Top Of The Heap US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by Fanfare CorporationMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Trouble Man US One Sheet Movie Poster (1972/1972) by 20th Century FoxMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Truck Turner US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by American InternationalMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Velvet Smooth US One Sheet Movie Poster (1976/1976) by Howard Mahler FilmsMuseum Of UnCut Funk

Willie Dynamite US One Sheet Movie Poster (1974/1974) by Universal PicturesMuseum Of UnCut Funk

The Museum of UnCut Funk Blaxploitation Movie Poster ExhibitionMuseum Of UnCut Funk

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