The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, currently under construction in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, has announced its acquisition of the Separate Cinema Archive, the most prominent African American film history repository, which encompasses more than 37,000 rare items, dated from 1904 to 2019.
These include a major selection of original film posters, film stills, publicity material, scripts, lobby cards, an extensive reference library, and more.
Founded by John Duke Kisch in 1972, the impressive collection features work by nearly every major African American film personality, from the early days of cinema to the present. It’s an indispensable resource for the study and contextualization of African American artistic and cultural history.
The name “Separate Cinema” refers to the “race films” that proliferated the first half of the 20th century, featuring all-black casts. Produced outside of the mainstream, they were in effect an analogous industry of black films, that had its own stars and traditions,...
These include a major selection of original film posters, film stills, publicity material, scripts, lobby cards, an extensive reference library, and more.
Founded by John Duke Kisch in 1972, the impressive collection features work by nearly every major African American film personality, from the early days of cinema to the present. It’s an indispensable resource for the study and contextualization of African American artistic and cultural history.
The name “Separate Cinema” refers to the “race films” that proliferated the first half of the 20th century, featuring all-black casts. Produced outside of the mainstream, they were in effect an analogous industry of black films, that had its own stars and traditions,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
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