Film poster for Invictus: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A film poster for Invictus featuring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon. Morgan Freeman, seen from behind takes up the majority of the poster. He is seen with the left side of his face toward the viewer. Superimposed on his back is another man who is wears a rugby uniform seen within a stadium with cheering spectators. The man is smiling looking off to the left. In the lower right corner are the billing block and release date. In the upper right corner are the listing of the starring actors, title, and movie tag line [MORGAN/FREEMAN/MATT/DAMON/A FILM BY CLINT EASTWOOD/INVICTUS/HIs people needed a leader./He gave them a champion.].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2009
• Commissioned by: Warner Bros. Pictures, American, founded 1923
• Subject of: Nelson Mandela, South African, 1918 - 2013
• Subject of: Morgan Freeman, American, born 1937
• Subject of: Matt Damon, American, born 1970
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 39 15/16 × 26 15/16 in. (101.4 × 68.4 cm)
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Film
• Topic: Hollywood (Film)
• Object number: 2014.35.20
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Personal Collection of Bill Ivory Larson
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Warner Bros. Pictures Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.