Film poster for Car Wash: Museum Object and Cultural History
Film poster for Car Wash: Date: 1976. Distributed by: Universal Pictures, founded 1912. Subject of: Michael Schultz, American, born 1938.
The object in the museum catalogue
White, large movie poster featuring a large title in orange and pink text in the upper half with black and white illustrations of people interacting with the letters [CAR/WASH]. Below the title is the billing block in black text. Billing block includes a listing of actors, rating, and production company. NSS number 76/190.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1976
- Distributed by: Universal Pictures, founded 1912
- Subject of: Michael Schultz, American, born 1938
- Type: posters
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 41 × 27 1/16 in. (104.1 × 68.7 cm)
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Hollywood (Film)
- Object number: 2014.35.7
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, A Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Sources and reuse
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