Bowen (Michael J.) Collection of Black Exploitation Film Posters and Director Photographs, 1968-2000 and undated

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Summary

Title:
Michael J. Bowen Collection of Black Exploitation Film Posters and Director Photographs
Dates:
1968-2000 and undated
Abstract:
This collection consists of 52 Black film posters and 25 press photographs of noteworthy Black filmmakers, from 1968-2000. While the primary focus is "Blaxploitation" films, the collection also represents other Black-oriented concert films, comedies, and dramas.
Extent:
6.2 Linear Feet (2 oversize map folder boxes, 1 slim legal document box)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Michael J. Bowen Collection of Black Exploitation Film Posters and Director Photographs (H.Mss.1141). Special Collections and Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Michael J. Bowen Collection of Black Exploitation Film Posters and Director Photographs consists of 52 Black film posters and 25 press photographs of noteworthy Black filmmakers, from 1968-2000. While the collection primarily focuses on "Blaxploitation" films, an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the early 1970s, the collection also represents other Black-oriented concert films, comedies, and dramas. Notable films represented in the collection include: Uptight (1968), The Great White Hope (1970), Watermelon Man (1970), Blacula (1972), Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Super Fly T.N.T. (1973), and Cleopatra Jones and the Casino of Gold (1975). Press photos include notable directors and filmmakers such as Spike Lee, Sidney Poitier, and Melvin Van Peebles.

Biographical / historical:

Materials in the collection were acquired by Michael J. Bowen, a film historian and instructor of American film history in New York City.

Acquisition information:
Library purchase from Michael J. Bowen, 2023.
Processing information:

Posters were housed in acid-free print folders and stored flat in large archival boxes. Photographs were sleeved in mylar, housed in acid-free folders, and stored in an archival document box.

Arrangement:

This collection has been organized into the following series and subseries:

  • Series 1: Film posters, 1968-1986
  • Series 2: Director photographs, 1971-2000 and undated

File folders are arranged alphabetically by title.

Accruals:

No additions to the collection are anticipated.

Physical location:
Please consult repository.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sean Stanley
Date Prepared:
© 2024
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-04-23 09:28:41 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to reproduce or to publish must be submitted in writing to Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Michael J. Bowen Collection of Black Exploitation Film Posters and Director Photographs (H.Mss.1141). Special Collections and Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library, The Claremont Colleges Services, Claremont, California.

Location of this collection:
800 N. Dartmouth Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711, US
Contact:
(909) 607‑3977
specialcollections@claremont.edu
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